-lék

See also: lek, Lek, lék, lęk, and -lek

Hungarian

Etymology

-l (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -ék (noun-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [leːk]

Suffix

-lék

1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb or other parts of speech to form a noun.

   mos (“to wash”) → moslék (“swill”)

Usage notes

• (noun-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -lék is added to some back vowel words

  -alék is added to back vowel words

  -elék is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lék

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes