Hebrew

Suffix

־נִיק • ‎(-nik) m ‎(masculine plural ־נִיקִים, feminine singular ־נִיקִית, feminine plural ־נִיקִיּוֹת)

1. (added to nouns) -nik, -er: Denoting persons by membership, occupation or attribute.

   קִיבּוּץ ‎(kibútz) + ‎־ניק → ‎קִיבּוּצְנִיק ‎(kibútzník, “kibbutznik: member of a kibbutz.”)

   ג׳וֹבּ ‎(“job, task, duty”) + ‎־ניק → ‎ג׳וֹבְּנִיק ‎(jób'ník, “a non-combat soldier who does secretarial work”)

Derived terms

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Slavic language; compare Russian -ник ‎(-nik).

Suffix

־ניק • ‎(-nik)

1. (added to nouns) -nik, -er: Denoting persons by membership, occupation or attribute.

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: -nik
• Hebrew: ־ניק ‎(-nik)