-ник

Etymology
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Etymology
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Etymology
, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in with the suffix  (whence ). The suffix originates from the period; compare dialectal Lithuanian  (from ) and Old Prussian.

Suffix

 * 1) Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature.

Usage notes
The suffix has the same properties as :
 * A velar (as well as ц) normally turns into a palatal as a result of the.
 * A stem ending in -л turns into -ль before the suffix; contrariwise, all other stems ending in -ь lose this.
 * With reducible nouns, the stem assumes its non-reduced form before the suffix. With feminine and neuter nouns, this form is found only in the genitive plural. This applies even to nouns with no plural.
 * , genitive plural →
 * , genitive plural →
 * , genitive plural →
 * , genitive plural →
 * ё may turn back into е before the suffix.
 * The stress is sometimes (but not always) drawn onto the preceding syllable.
 * , genitive plural →
 * Foreign nouns ending in invariant -е change this to stressed -е́й before the suffix.
 * Some adjectives in -ия, -ие change this to stressed -е́й before the suffix (as if they ended in -ья, -ье/-ьё).
 * The stress is sometimes (but not always) drawn onto the preceding syllable.
 * , genitive plural →
 * Foreign nouns ending in invariant -е change this to stressed -е́й before the suffix.
 * Some adjectives in -ия, -ие change this to stressed -е́й before the suffix (as if they ended in -ья, -ье/-ьё).
 * Some adjectives in -ия, -ие change this to stressed -е́й before the suffix (as if they ended in -ья, -ье/-ьё).
 * Some adjectives in -ия, -ие change this to stressed -е́й before the suffix (as if they ended in -ья, -ье/-ьё).
 * Some adjectives in -ия, -ие change this to stressed -е́й before the suffix (as if they ended in -ья, -ье/-ьё).

Additional properties:
 * Nouns in -ник may be formed directly from adjectives in when no base noun exists or has a different meaning:
 * (formed from a foreign word, e.g. 🇨🇬) →
 * (formed from ) →
 * Not all nouns ending in -ник contain this suffix. Some contain -ик, e.g. from.
 * In some nouns, the suffix is stressed, in which case it declines according to accent pattern b (always end-stressed).
 * , genitive singular, nominative plural

Note in particular that nouns in, have corresponding derived nouns in unstressed -очник or -ечник.

Etymology
, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in *-ьnъ with the suffix *-ikъ (whence ). The suffix originates from the period; compare with dialectal Lithuanian  (from ) and Old Prussian.

Etymology
, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in with the suffix  (whence ). The suffix originates from the period; compare dialectal Lithuanian  (from ) and Old Prussian.

Usage notes

 * Just like, this suffix triggers.
 * Some words featuring are actually derived from adjectives suffixed with  and, however sometimes they are difficult to tell apart. Words such as  can both derive from  and.
 * Stems ending in -л turns into -ль before the suffix