-stik

Estonian

Etymology

See -stu and -k.

Suffix

-stik (genitive -stiku, partitive -stikku)

  1. Forms collective nouns from nouns indicating individual things
    laev "ship" → laevastik "fleet"
    sõna "word" → sõnastik "dictionary"
  2. Forms nouns indicating a larger thing, not necessarily a collection
    maa "land" → maastik "terrain"
    õhk "air" → õhustik "atmosphere", "aura", "mood"

Declension

Derived terms

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