-нэһкь

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms
  • -нэххьк (-nexx’k)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ник (-nik).

Related to Ingrian -nikka, Latvian -nieks and Estonian -nik.

Suffix

-нэһкь (-nehk’)

  1. Appended to noun stems, creating noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature.
    ‎соа̄гк (såågk, “word”) + ‎-нэһкь (-nehk’) → ‎соа̄гкнэһкь (såågknehk’, “dictionary”)
    ‎пӣрас (pīras, “family”) + ‎-нэһкь (-nehk’) → ‎пӣраснэһкь (pīrasnehk’, “family man”)
    ‎пуаз (puaz, “reindeer”) + ‎-нэһкь (-nehk’) → ‎пуазнэһкь (puaznehk’, “person with personal reindeer”)

Derived terms
Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -нэһкь
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