-ény

-ény

See also: eny, ÉNy, and -eny

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːɲ]

Suffix

-ény

1. (nominal suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or less frequently an adjective.

   köt (“to tie”) → kötény (“apron”)

   szer (“adequate mode”) → szerény (“modest”)

Usage notes

• (nominal suffix) No longer productive. Harmonic variants:

  -ány is added to back vowel words

  -ény is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-%C3%A9ny' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ény'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ény</a>

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-%C3%A9ny' title='Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ény'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ény</a>

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes