-ék

See also: ek, ek-, -ek, ék, Ek, EK, and ÉK

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːk]

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Suffix

-ék

1. Added to a verb to form a noun.

   fest (“to paint”) → festék (“paint”)

   játszik (“to play”) → játék (“toy, game”)

   hasad (“to rip”) → hasadék (“fissure, rip”)

2. “Heterogeneous plural” suffix: added to a proper noun or sometimes a common noun to refer to a group of persons associated with somebody (e.g. a family, a circle of friends, etc.)

   Éviék mikor érkeznek? ― When will “Évi and the associated group” arrive?

   Horváthék a második emeleten laknak. ― The Horváth family / Horváths live on the second floor.

Derived terms

► Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ék

Further reading

• Grammatical Features Inventory: Associativity. Kibort, Anna, 2008, University of Surrey.

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
• 達 (-tachi) suffix in Japanese (second meaning)