-ény

See also: eny, ÉNy, and -eny

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eːɲ]

Suffix

-ény

  1. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or less frequently an adjective. No longer productive.
    ‎köt (“to tie”) + ‎-ény → ‎kötény (“apron”)
    ‎szer (“adequate mode”) + ‎-ény → ‎szerény (“modest”)

Usage notes

  • (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ány is added to back-vowel words
    -ény is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ény
erény
fölény
kötény
mellény
repkény
sörény
termény
töltény
Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ény
szerény

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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