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-ény

-ény

See also: eny, ÉNy, and -eny

Hungarian

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

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eːɲ]

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