־יק

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • ־יג‎ (-ig) (Daytshmerish)
  • ־יִק‎ (-ik) (after vowels)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German -ec, -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *-g, from Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Cognate to German -ig.

Suffix

־יק • (-ik)

  1. -y, -ic (forming adjectives from nouns)

Etymology 2

From Slavic; compare Polish -ek, -ik, Russian -ик (-ik), Ukrainian -ик (-yk). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

Suffix

־יק • (-ik)

  1. Forms masculine derivatives of nouns.
Derived terms
Yiddish terms suffixed with ־יק
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