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Nik P. — Nik P. (2010) Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Alben … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nik — may refer to: nik, an English suffix of Slavic origin. Nik, Cristian Dzwonik, Argentinean cartoonist, creator of Gaturro A derivative of the name Nicholas NIK, the shortened name of The Supreme Chamber of Control of Poland, Najwyższa Izba… … Wikipedia
-nik — (n[i^]k) suff. [Yiddish, fr. Slavik suffix nik indicating a person.] A suffix attached to other words indicating a person with certain characteristics or associated with a certain group or behavior; as, beatnik, kibbutznik; it is sometimes used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-nik — as in beatnik, etc., suffix used in word formation from c.1945, from Yiddish nik (Cf. nudnik a bore ), from Rus. nik, common personal suffix meaning person or thing associated with or involved in (Cf. NUDNIK (Cf. nudnik); kolkhoznik member of a… … Etymology dictionary
-nik — [nik] [< Yiddish (or) < Russ nik, equiv. to ER] suffix one who is or has to do with (the thing specified) [beatnik, refusenik] … English World dictionary
-nik — a suffix derived from Yiddish and Russian and added to words to denote a person or thing associated with that word, has made some headway since it was given an initial boost by the Russian sputniks in the 1950s. First there was beatnik (1958,… … Modern English usage
nik — sb., ket, nik, kene … Dansk ordbog
...nik — 〈in Zus.; zur Bildung von Subst.; m. 6; bes. ostdt.; umg.; häufig abwertend〉 = ...ler, z. B. FDJnik ● Kaputtnik heruntergekommene Person … Universal-Lexikon
nik — no good·nik; peace·nik; re·fuse·nik; ep·i·nik·i·an; ep·i·nik·i·on; kin·ni·kin·nik; nud·nik; pes·cha·nik; re·fus·nik; … English syllables
-nik — The English suffix nik is of Slavic origin. It approximately corresponds to the suffix er and nearly always denotes an agent noun (that is, it describes a person related to the thing, state, habit, or action described by the word to which the… … Wikipedia
