-ék

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ek"

Hungarian

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Etymology 1

Suffix

-ék

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun denoting the result or means of action.
    ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-ék → ‎festék (“paint”)
    ‎játszik (“to play”) + ‎-ék → ‎játék (“toy, game”)
    ‎hasad (“to rip”) + ‎-ék → ‎hasadék (“fissure, rip”)
Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ék

Etymology 2

From -é (possessive suffix) +‎ -k (plural suffix).

Suffix

-ék

  1. (heterogeneous plural suffix) Added to a proper noun or sometimes a common noun to refer to a group of persons associated with somebody (e.g. a family, a circle of friends, etc.).
    Éviék mikor érkeznek? ― When will Évi and her lot (friends/family) arrive?
    Horváthék a második emeleten laknak. ― The Horváth family / Horváths live on the second floor.

See also

References

  1. ^ -ék 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.)

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