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Azerbaijani
Suffix
-dik
- Suffix creating non-subject past participles from verbs.
Hungarian
Etymology
From -d (fraction-forming suffix) + -ik (unique identification suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-dik
- (numeral-forming suffix) -th. Added to a cardinal number to form an ordinal number.
- nulla (“zero”) + -dik → nulladik (“zeroth”)
Usage notes
- (numeral-forming suffix) It can be used with all cardinal numbers except egy (“one”) and kettő (“two”). Variants:
- -dik is added to words ending in a vowel
- -odik is added to some back-vowel words
- -adik is added to other back-vowel words
- -edik is added to unrounded front-vowel words
- -ödik is added to rounded front-vowel words
Derived terms
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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـدك.
Suffix
-dik
- forms realis verbal nouns, or non-subject participles.
- Coordinate term: -me (irrealis)
Küçük kedi, dün getirdiğim sütü içti.- The little cat drank the milk I brought yesterday (i.e. bringing the milk to the cat did happen).
Koşarak merdivenlerden indikten sonra otelin yan kapısından dışarıyı gözetledi.- After running down the stairs, he/she peeped out from the side door of the hotel.
Usage notes
- As any noun, it can take possessive suffixes to express person.