-ьникъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in *-ьnъ with the suffix *-ikъ.

Suffix

-ьникъ • (-ĭnikŭ)

Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature.
‎пѫть (pǫtĭ, “way, path, road”) + ‎-ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ) → ‎пѫтьникъ (pǫtĭnikŭ, “traveler”)

‎кънига (kŭniga, “book”) + ‎-ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ) → ‎кънижьникъ (kŭnižĭnikŭ, “scribe”)

‎двьрь (dvĭrĭ, “двьрь”) + ‎-ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ) → ‎двьрьникъ (dvĭrĭnikŭ, “doorkeeper”)

Derived terms

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Related terms

-икъ (-ikŭ)
-ица (-ica)
-ница (-nica)

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