-ninks
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Samogitian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Lithuanian -ininkas. If cognate to Latvian -nieks, then also a doublet of -nīks.
Suffix[edit]
-ninks (feminine -ninkė)
- a suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person's profession or identity; -er
- pruocė (“work”) + -ninks → pruocauninks (“worker”)