-ike

See also: ike, Ike, and ʻike

Hungarian

Etymology

From -i (diminutive suffix) +‎ -ke (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikɛ]

Suffix

-ike

1. (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun to express smallness, youth, or endearment.

   ‎őz (“roe deer”) + ‎-ike → ‎őzike (“fawn”)

Usage notes

• (diminutive suffix) Variants:

  -ika is added to back-vowel words

  -ike is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ike

See also

• -ke
• -cske
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

• -ike 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.)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ike

1. Alternative form of -y

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ike

1. Alternative form of -ik