-ékony

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eːkoɲ]

Suffix

-ékony

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form an adjective expressing ability or tendency.
    fog (“to catch”) → fogékony (“susceptible”)
    hajol (“to bend”) → hajlékony (“flexible”)

Usage notes
  • (adjective-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -ékony is added to back vowel words
    -ékeny is added to front vowel words

Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative -ékony -ékonyak
accusative -ékonyat -ékonyakat
dative -ékonynak -ékonyaknak
instrumental -ékonnyal -ékonyakkal
causal-final -ékonyért -ékonyakért
translative -ékonnyá -ékonyakká
terminative -ékonyig -ékonyakig
essive-formal -ékonyként -ékonyakként
essive-modal — —
inessive -ékonyban -ékonyakban
superessive -ékonyon -ékonyakon
adessive -ékonynál -ékonyaknál
illative -ékonyba -ékonyakba
sublative -ékonyra -ékonyakra
allative -ékonyhoz -ékonyakhoz
elative -ékonyból -ékonyakból
delative -ékonyról -ékonyakról
ablative -ékonytól -ékonyaktól

Derived terms
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See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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