-ík

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ik"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ iːk]

Suffix

-ík m anim or m inan (noun-forming suffix)

1. a diminutive suffix

   ‎keř + ‎-ík → ‎keřík

   ‎žert + ‎-ík → ‎žertík

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ík

Related terms

• -ník

Further reading

• Raketník, Naše řeč (1965)
• -ík/-ník in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iːk]

Suffix

-ík m

1. a diminutive suffix

   ‎chlieb + ‎-ík → ‎chlebík

   ‎Ján + ‎-ík → ‎Janík

2. used to form the name of the bearer of a property from an adjective

   ‎falošný + ‎-ík → ‎falošník

3. alternative form of suffix -ník before roots in -n or -ň

   ‎baňa + ‎-ík → ‎baník

4. suffix for adaptation of borrowings in -i

   ‎taxi + ‎-ík → ‎taxík

Declension

• Declension in case of an inanimate noun according to the declension pattern dub:

Declension of -ík

	singular	plural
nominative	-ík	-íky
genitive	-íka	-íkov
dative	-íku	-íkom
accusative	-ík	-íky
locative	-íku	-íkoch
instrumental	-íkom	-íkmi

• Declension in case of an animate noun according to the declension pattern chlap:

Declension of -ík

	singular	plural
nominative	-ík	-íci
genitive	-íka	-íkov
dative	-íkovi	-íkom
accusative	-íka	-íkov
locative	-íkovi	-íkoch
instrumental	-íkom	-íkmi

Derived terms

Slovak terms suffixed with -ík

Related terms

• -ik (“alternative form of -ík after roots in a long vowel or a diphthong”)
• -ník ~ -nik
• -íčka ~ -ička

Further reading

• Pauliny, Eugen - Ružička, Jozef - Štolc, Jozef (1968), Slovenská gramatika (in Slovak), 5th edition, Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, pages 145-152
• -ík in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk