-önként

-önként

See also: önként and -onként

Hungarian

Etymology

-ö- +‎ -nként

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [øŋkeːnt]

Suffix

-önként

1. (distributive suffix) Added to a noun.
   1. It can express the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one.

      bőrönd (“suitcase”) → bőröndönként (“per suitcase”)

   2. It can also express the frequency in time.

      ősz (“autumn”) → őszönként (“every autumn”)

Usage notes

• (distributive suffix) Variants:

  -nként is added to nouns ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  óra (“hour”) → óránként (“every hour”)

  -enként is added to unrounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  fej (“head”) → fejenként (“per head”)

  -anként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  ház (“house”) → házanként (“per house”)

  -onként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  asztal (“table”) → asztalonként (“per table”)

  -önként is added to rounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant

  bőrönd (“suitcase”) → bőröndönként (“per suitcase”)

Derived terms

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See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes