-lék

See also: lek, Lek, lék, lęk, and -lek

Hungarian

Etymology

-l (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -ék (noun-forming suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [leːk]

Suffix

-lék

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb or other parts of speech to form a noun.
    mos (“to wash”) → moslék (“swill”)

Usage notes
  • (noun-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -lék is added to some back vowel words
    -alék is added to back vowel words
    -elék is added to front vowel words

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-l%C3%A9k' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lék'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lék</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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