-elék

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See also: Elek, élek, and -elek

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -lék (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-elék

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb or other parts of speech to form a noun.
    függ (to hang) + ‎-elék → ‎függelék (appendix)

Usage notes

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lék is added to some back-vowel words
    -alék is added to back-vowel words
    -elék is added to front-vowel words

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -elék -elékek
accusative -eléket -elékeket
dative -eléknek -elékeknek
instrumental -elékkel -elékekkel
causal-final -elékért -elékekért
translative -elékké -elékekké
terminative -elékig -elékekig
essive-formal -elékként -elékekként
essive-modal -elékül -elékekül
inessive -elékben -elékekben
superessive -eléken -elékeken
adessive -eléknél -elékeknél
illative -elékbe -elékekbe
sublative -elékre -elékekre
allative -elékhez -elékekhez
elative -elékből -elékekből
delative -elékről -elékekről
ablative -eléktől -elékektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-eléké -elékeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-elékéi -elékekéi
Possessive forms of -elék
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -elékem -elékeim
2nd person sing. -eléked -elékeid
3rd person sing. -eléke -elékei
1st person plural -elékünk -elékeink
2nd person plural -eléketek -elékeitek
3rd person plural -elékük -elékeik

Derived terms

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