nik
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nik"
Translingual
Symbol
nik
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Southern Nicobarese terms
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nik/ [nik]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ik
- Hyphenation: nik
Pronoun
nik
- ergative of ni
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɪk]
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Noun
nik
- genitive plural of nika
Anagrams
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ni̓gʸ and therefore cognate with Ahtna niic, Navajo -NIIʼ, Eyak leʼgw, Tlingit néekw.
Root
nik
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | niyh | nik | neyh | niyh |
| Momentaneous (Toklat-Bearpaw) | niyh | nich | neyh | niyh |
| Durative | neyh | neyh | neyh | neyh |
| Customary | neyh | neyh | neyh | neyh |
| Neuter | nik | nik | nik | nik |
| Perambulative | neyh | nik | neyh | niyh |
| Neuter2 | neyh | neyh | neyh | neyh |
| Neuter negative | nigą́ | nigą́ | nigą́ | nigą́ |
Derived terms
- baniɬniyh (“to touch it”)
- be'aɬ k'oxudeniyi (“tools”)
- be'aɬ k'oxudeniyi beyi dhedloyi (“toolbox”)
- bek'et k'oxudeniyi (“workbench”)
- bet'i'ideniyi (“trigger”)
- bet'oxwdiɬt'a neghw nighwniyh (“God bless you”)
- ch'ek'o'iniyh (“potlach, feast”)
- ch'ek'o'iniyhde (“kitchen”)
- ch'ek'o'iɬniyh (“he/she is cooking (something)”)
- ch'ekunesi (“modern medicine”)
- ch'eneyh- (“fright, fear”)
- ch'unanik (“he/she likes something”)
- denakenaga' gheɬniyi (“tape recorder”)
- deneyh (“bearberry”)
- -deniga' (“seed, pit”)
- denigi (“moose”)
- dogheɬneyh (“it (a skin) is hanging up”)
- doneyh (“stone scraper”)
- ghadhnik (“a corpse, spirit, undisclosed object is in position”)
- ghatlnik (“a fabric-like object is in position”)
- k'o'ideneyh (“to work”)
- k'o'ideniyenh (“worker”)
- k'oneyh (“work, task”)
- nanik (“happiness,fun”)
- neghaneyh (“he is fast, in good condition”)
- niɬdranoghedenigi (“double-barrel rifle”)
- nuna'esnik (“I like you”)
- nuniya (“animal”)
- nuniya tlaga' (“brown bear”)
- teneyh (“to pull it”)
- tr'enina (“child”)
- tr'exudenigą́ (“he/she is lazy”)
- tr'exunigą́ (“he/she is dumb, incompetent”)
- ts'onya (“ling cod”)
- xa'elneyi (“tent”)
- xa'elniyi dechena' (“tent pole”)
- xa'utegholneyi (“tent stakes”)
- xododeghiɬneyi (“tent flap”)
- xunanik (“he/she is happy”)
- xwneyh (“he/she is alive”)
- xwneyi (“living things”)
- xwneyi dadltth'ide (“barn”)
- xwneyi tlage' (“brown bear”)
- xwtl denigi (“sled handlebar”)
- yoyegw deghatlnigi (“rug”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 317-327
Middle English
Alternative forms
- nike, nyke
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French niche?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nik/, /niːk/
Noun
nik (plural nikes)
Descendants
References
- “nik, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Northeast Maidu
Pronoun
nik
- me, the first person singular accusative
References
- Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages