-aj
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Nominal suffix -aj (“-s; he; of/to the/him/his”) denotes tribal/family name patronyms and toponyms; meaning “descendant/inhabitant of”.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-aj m
- (patronymic) descendant of; 's, -s
- (toponymic) inhabitant of; -an (as in Albanian), -ese
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-aj
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root to form a noun. No longer productive.
- kacaj (“laughter”)
Usage notes edit
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -aj is added to back-vowel stems
- -ej is added to front-vowel stems
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -aj | -ajok |
| accusative | -ajt | -ajokat |
| dative | -ajnak | -ajoknak |
| instrumental | -ajjal | -ajokkal |
| causal-final | -ajért | -ajokért |
| translative | -ajjá | -ajokká |
| terminative | -ajig | -ajokig |
| essive-formal | -ajként | -ajokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | -ajban | -ajokban |
| superessive | -ajon | -ajokon |
| adessive | -ajnál | -ajoknál |
| illative | -ajba | -ajokba |
| sublative | -ajra | -ajokra |
| allative | -ajhoz | -ajokhoz |
| elative | -ajból | -ajokból |
| delative | -ajról | -ajokról |
| ablative | -ajtól | -ajoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
-ajé | -ajoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
-ajéi | -ajokéi |
| Possessive forms of -aj | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | -ajom | -ajaim |
| 2nd person sing. | -ajod | -ajaid |
| 3rd person sing. | -aja | -ajai |
| 1st person plural | -ajunk | -ajaink |
| 2nd person plural | -ajotok | -ajaitok |
| 3rd person plural | -ajuk | -ajaik |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From French -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-aj n (plural -aje)
Derived terms edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ějь.
Suffix edit
-aj (Cyrillic spelling -ај)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a result of an action or an object.