Hungarian

Suffix

-eik

1. (possessive suffix) their ...-s (third-person plural, multiple possessions)

   szék ‎(“chair”) → a székeik ‎(“their chairs”)

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -ik is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -aik is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -eik is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -jaik is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

  -jeik is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes