-stik

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See also: Stik, štik, and stik

Estonian

Etymology

See -stu and -k.

Suffix

-stik (genitive -stiku, partitive -stikku)

  1. Forms collective nouns from nouns indicating individual things
    laev "ship" → laevastik "fleet"
    sõna "word" → sõnastik "dictionary"
  2. Forms nouns indicating a larger thing, not necessarily a collection
    maa "land" → maastik "terrain"
    õhk "air" → õhustik "atmosphere", "aura", "mood"

Declension

Declension of -stik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative -stik -stikud
accusative nom.
gen. -stiku
genitive -stike
-stikkude
partitive -stikku -stikke
-stikkusid
illative -stikku
-stikusse
-stikesse
-stikkudesse
inessive -stikus -stikes
-stikkudes
elative -stikust -stikest
-stikkudest
allative -stikule -stikele
-stikkudele
adessive -stikul -stikel
-stikkudel
ablative -stikult -stikelt
-stikkudelt
translative -stikuks -stikeks
-stikkudeks
terminative -stikuni -stikeni
-stikkudeni
essive -stikuna -stikena
-stikkudena
abessive -stikuta -stiketa
-stikkudeta
comitative -stikuga -stikega
-stikkudega

Derived terms