-ős

See also: Appendix:Variations of "os"

Hungarian

Etymology

-ő (present participle suffix) + -s (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [øːʃ]

Suffix

-ős

  1. (adjective suffix) Added to a verb to form an adjective expressing the permanent quality originating from the action. Several of the derived adjectives are also used as nouns.
    ismer (“to know”) → ismerős (“acquaintance”)

Usage notes
  • (adjective suffix) Variants:
    -ós is added to back vowel verbs
    -ős is added to front vowel verbs

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-%C5%91s' title='Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ős'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ős</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-%C5%91s' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ős'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ős</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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