-onc
See also: onc, ONC, and -önc
Hungarian
Etymology
[1786] Inferred incorrectly by the neologists from other words as a suffix. Created during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ont͡s]
Suffix
-onc
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun denoting a person.
- udvar (“court”) → udvaronc (“courtier”)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -onc | -oncok |
| accusative | -oncot | -oncokat |
| dative | -oncnak | -oncoknak |
| instrumental | -onccal | -oncokkal |
| causal-final | -oncért | -oncokért |
| translative | -onccá | -oncokká |
| terminative | -oncig | -oncokig |
| essive-formal | -oncként | -oncokként |
| essive-modal | -oncul | — |
| inessive | -oncban | -oncokban |
| superessive | -oncon | -oncokon |
| adessive | -oncnál | -oncoknál |
| illative | -oncba | -oncokba |
| sublative | -oncra | -oncokra |
| allative | -onchoz | -oncokhoz |
| elative | -oncból | -oncokból |
| delative | -oncról | -oncokról |
| ablative | -onctól | -oncoktól |
| Possessive forms of -onc | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | -oncom | -oncaim |
| 2nd person sing. | -oncod | -oncaid |
| 3rd person sing. | -onca | -oncai |
| 1st person plural | -oncunk | -oncaink |
| 2nd person plural | -oncotok | -oncaitok |
| 3rd person plural | -oncuk | -oncaik |
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -onc is added to back vowel words
- új (“new”) → újonc (“novice”)
- -enc is added to unrounded front vowel words
- kedv (“mood”) → kedvenc (“favorite”)
- -önc is added to rounded front vowel words
- küld (“to send”) → küldönc (“courier”)
- -onc is added to back vowel words
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-onc' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -onc'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -onc</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-onc' title='Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -onc'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -onc</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN