-нэһкь

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Alternative forms

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)

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