-nök
See also: nok, NOK, nők, and -nok
Hungarian
Etymology
Front vowel variant of -nok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nøk]
Suffix
-nök
- (noun suffix) Added to a word to form the name of an occupation.
- mér (“to measure”) → mérnök (“engineer”)
- ügy (“matter”) → ügynök (“agent”)
Usage notes
- (noun suffix) Variants:
- -nok is added to back vowel words
- -nök is added to front vowel words
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-n%C3%B6k' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -nök'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -nök</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes