-ény

See also: eny, ÉNy, and -eny

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eːɲ]

Suffix

-ény

  1. (nominal suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or less frequently an adjective.
    köt (“to tie”) → kötény (“apron”)
    szer (“adequate mode”) → szerény (“modest”)

Usage notes
  • (nominal suffix) No longer productive. Harmonic variants:
    -ány is added to back vowel words
    -ény is added to front vowel words

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-%C3%A9ny' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ény'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ény</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-%C3%A9ny' title='Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ény'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ény</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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