-alék
See also: alek and Alek
Hungarian
Etymology
-a- (linking vowel) + -l (verb-forming suffix) + -ék (noun-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɒleːk]
Suffix
-alék
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb or other parts of speech to form a noun.
- tart (“to keep”) → tartalék (“spare, reserve”)
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Harmonic 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 -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -alék | -alékok |
| accusative | -alékot | -alékokat |
| dative | -aléknak | -alékoknak |
| instrumental | -alékkal | -alékokkal |
| causal-final | -alékért | -alékokért |
| translative | -alékká | -alékokká |
| terminative | -alékig | -alékokig |
| essive-formal | -alékként | -alékokként |
| essive-modal | -alékul | -alékokul |
| inessive | -alékban | -alékokban |
| superessive | -alékon | -alékokon |
| adessive | -aléknál | -alékoknál |
| illative | -alékba | -alékokba |
| sublative | -alékra | -alékokra |
| allative | -alékhoz | -alékokhoz |
| elative | -alékból | -alékokból |
| delative | -alékról | -alékokról |
| ablative | -aléktól | -alékoktól |
| Possessive forms of -alék | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | -alékom | -alékaim |
| 2nd person sing. | -alékod | -alékaid |
| 3rd person sing. | -aléka | -alékai |
| 1st person plural | -alékunk | -alékaink |
| 2nd person plural | -alékotok | -alékaitok |
| 3rd person plural | -alékuk | -alékaik |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-al%C3%A9k' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -alék'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -alék</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes