-jeink
Hungarian
Etymology
-je (possessive suffix) + -i (possessive plural) + -nk (first-person plural personal suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jɛʲiŋk]
Suffix
-jeink
- (possessive suffix) our ...-s (first-person plural, multiple possessions)
- kert (“garden”) → a kertjeink (“our gardens”)
- zseni (“genius”) → a zsenijeink (“our geniuses”)
Usage notes
- (possessive suffix) Variants:
- -ink is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -aink is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant
- -eink is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant
- -jaink is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
- -jeink is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
See also
- Category:Hungarian noun forms
- Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
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