-niekka

== Finnish == === Etymology === From the Russian suffix -ник (-nik) or -ик (-ik), compare English -nik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ˌnie̯kːɑ/, [-ˌnie̞̯kːɑ̝] Rhymes: -iekːɑ Syllabification(key): niek‧ka Hyphenation(key): niek‧ka === Noun === -niekka (in compounds) master, whiz, expert, -nik (used to form compound nouns that signify a person who masters a skill) soittoniekka ― skillful musician (in compounds) -ed (used to signify a person or animal with a specific characteristic) viiksiniekka ― whiskered (person or animal) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-niekka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === kaiken, keikan