-eim

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛjim/

Suffix

-eim

1. my ... -s (first-person singular possessive suffix denoting plural possession)

   szék (“chair”) → a székeim (“my chairs”)

Declension

declension of -eim singular plural nominative -eim - accusative -eimet - dative -eimnek - instrumental -eimmel - causal-final -eimért - translative -eimmé - terminative -eimig - essive-formal -eimként - essive-modal -eimül - inessive -eimben - superessive -eimen - adessive -eimnél - illative -eimbe - sublative -eimre - allative -eimhez - elative -eimből - delative -eimről - ablative -eimtől -

Usage notes

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

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

  -aim is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -eim is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant

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

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

See also

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