-aink

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɒjiŋk/

Suffix

-aink

  1. our ... -s (first-person plural possessive suffix denoting plural possession)
    ház (“house”) → a házaink (“our houses”)

Usage notes

  • (possessive suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:
    -ink is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -aink is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -eink is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jaink is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
    -jeink is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

Last modified on 1 January 2012, at 22:16