-lék
See also: lek, Lek, lék, lęk, and -lek
Hungarian
Etymology
-l (verb-forming suffix) + -ék (noun-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [leːk]
Suffix
-lék
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb or other parts of speech to form a noun.
- mos (“to wash”) → moslék (“swill”)
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
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-l%C3%A9k' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lék'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lék</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes