-tyú
See also:
tyű
and
-tyű
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
[cuː]
Suffix
-tyú
(
noun-forming suffix
)
Added to a word to form a
noun
.
szív
(
“
to suck
”
)
→
szivat
tyú
(
“
pump
”
)
Usage notes
(
noun-forming suffix
)
: Variants:
-tyú
is added to back-vowel words
-tyű
is added to front-vowel words
Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -tyú
fogantyú
szivattyú
See also
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes