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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -ignus. Compare Spanish -eño.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eny (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enya, masculine plural -enys, feminine plural -enyes)
- coming from, native to
- Madrid + -eny → madrileny (“from Madrid”)
Suffix
-eny m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enys, feminine -enya)
- person coming from or native to a place
- Madrid + -eny → madrileny (“Madrileño, person from Madrid”)
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From -e- (linking vowel) + -ny (nominal-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eny
- (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective.
- föveny (“sand, gravel, grit”)
Usage notes
- (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
- -ny is added to words ending in a vowel
- -any is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ony is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -eny is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öny is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
Derived terms
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