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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ny
- (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective.
- mező (“field, open country”) + -ny → mezőny (“field (in sports)”)
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
See also
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.
Suffix
-ny
- Forms adjectives
Derived terms
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ny
- forms adjectives
- aksamit + -ny → aksamitny
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -ny, from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɨ
- Syllabification: ny
Suffix
-ny
- forms masculine adjectives
- dzień + -ny → dzienny
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ny in Polish dictionaries at PWN