-ék

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ek"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eːk]
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Etymology 1

    Suffix

    -ék

    1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun denoting the result or means of action.
      fest (to paint) + ‎-ék → ‎festék (paint)
      játszik (to play) + ‎-ék → ‎játék (toy, game)
      hasad (to rip) + ‎-ék → ‎hasadék (fissure, rip)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From (possessive suffix) +‎ -k (plural suffix).[1]

      Suffix

      -ék

      1. (heterogeneous plural suffix) Added to a proper noun or sometimes a common noun to refer to a group of persons associated with somebody (e.g. a family, a circle of friends, etc.).
        Éviék mikor érkeznek?When will Évi and her lot (friends/family) arrive?
        Horváthék a második emeleten laknak.The Horváth family / Horváths live on the second floor.

      See also

      • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
      • (etymology 2): (-tachi) suffix in Japanese

      References

      1. ^ -ék in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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