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-onta

-onta

See also: onta, ónta, önta, and onta-

Esperanto

Suffix

-onta

  1. See -ont-

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ontɒ]

Suffix

-onta

  1. (distributive suffix) Used to form the distributive-temporal case.
    nap (day) + -ontanaponta (daily)

Usage notes

  • (distributive suffix) It is used only with temporal expressions. Variants:
    -onta is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    nap (day)naponta (daily)
    -anta is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    nyár (summer)nyaranta (every summer)
    -ente is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    év (year)évente (yearly)
    -önte is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    ősz (autumn)őszönte (every autumn)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adverbs_suffixed_with_-onta'>Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -onta</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes