-eny

See also: eny, ÉNy, and -ény

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ignus. Compare Spanish -eño.

Suffix

-eny (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enya, masculine plural -enys, feminine plural -enyes)

1. coming from, native to

   ‎Madrid + ‎-eny → ‎madrileny (“from Madrid”)

Suffix

-eny m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enys, feminine -enya)

1. person coming from or native to a place

   ‎Madrid + ‎-eny → ‎madrileny (“Madrileño, person from Madrid”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -eny

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛɲ]

Suffix

-eny

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

   föveny (“sand, gravel, grit”)

Usage notes

• (nominal suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -ny is added to words ending in a vowel

  -any is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ony is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -eny is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öny is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -eny

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes