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      Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-anikъ
Proto-Slavic
    
    Etymology
    
Subclass of the broader suffix *-nikъ, particularly formed on the basis of the past passive participle suffix *-anъ + *-ikъ.
Suffix
    
*-anikъ m
- From verbs in a-conjugation, predominantly forms agent nouns.
- *posъlati (“to send an envoy”) + *-anikъ → *posъlanikъ (“envoy”)
- *pomazati (“to anoint”) + *-anikъ → *pomazanikъ (“anointed person”)
- *jьzbьrati (“to choose, to select”) + *-anikъ → *jьzbьranikъ (“elected person”)
- *jьzgъnati (“to chase away”) + *-anikъ → *jьzgъnanikъ (“exile”)
- *vъzpitati (“to bring up”) + *-anikъ → *vъzpitanikъ (“pupil”)
 
Usage notes
    
- Less productive.
- In many cases, the derivation feels more natural if one applies *-ikъ directly onto the participle (X-anъ → X-anikъ).
Declension
    
Declension of *-anikъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-anikъ | *-anika | *-anici | 
| genitive | *-anika | *-aniku | *-anikъ | 
| dative | *-aniku | *-anikoma | *-anikomъ | 
| accusative | *-anikъ | *-anika | *-aniky | 
| instrumental | *-anikъmь, *-anikomь* | *-anikoma | *-aniky | 
| locative | *-anicě | *-aniku | *-anicěxъ | 
| vocative | *-aniče | *-anika | *-anici | 
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
    
- *-anica f, *-aničьka f (feminine counter-parts)
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