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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-ék
- (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”)
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Etymology 2
From -é (possessive suffix) + -k (plural suffix).[1]
Suffix
-ék
- (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.
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