See also: onc, ONC, and -önc

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1786. Inferred incorrectly by the neologists from other words as a suffix. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-onc

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun denoting a person.
    udvar (court) + ‎-onc → ‎udvaronc (courtier)

Usage notes edit

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -onc is added to back-vowel words
    új (new) + ‎-onc → ‎újonc (novice)
    -enc is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    kedv (mood) + ‎-enc → ‎kedvenc (favorite)
    -önc is added to rounded front-vowel words
    küld (to send) + ‎-önc → ‎küldönc (courier)

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative -onc -oncok
accusative -oncot -oncokat
dative -oncnak -oncoknak
instrumental -onccal -oncokkal
causal-final -oncért -oncokért
translative -onccá -oncokká
terminative -oncig -oncokig
essive-formal -oncként -oncokként
essive-modal -oncul
inessive -oncban -oncokban
superessive -oncon -oncokon
adessive -oncnál -oncoknál
illative -oncba -oncokba
sublative -oncra -oncokra
allative -onchoz -oncokhoz
elative -oncból -oncokból
delative -oncról -oncokról
ablative -onctól -oncoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-oncé -oncoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-oncéi -oncokéi
Possessive forms of -onc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -oncom -oncaim
2nd person sing. -oncod -oncaid
3rd person sing. -onca -oncai
1st person plural -oncunk -oncaink
2nd person plural -oncotok -oncaitok
3rd person plural -oncuk -oncaik

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ -onc 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.)