-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

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ény

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ény

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes