-aik

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɒjik/

Suffix

-aik

1. their ... -s (third-person plural possessive suffix denoting plural possession)

   ház (“house”) → a házaik (“their houses”)

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster.

  -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 - possessive
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes