-ék
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ek"
Hungarian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
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Suffix
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Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom -é (possessive suffix) + -k (plural suffix).[1]
Suffix
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- (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
edit- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
- (etymology 2): 達 (-tachi) suffix in Japanese
References
edit- ^ -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.)
Further reading
edit- Grammatical Features Inventory: Associativity. Kibort, Anna, 2008, University of Surrey.