-jú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ju"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [juː]
• Rhymes: -juː

Suffix

-jú

1. (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting possession or similarity. It requires a preceding adjective or a compound structure. Similar in function as the English -ed.

   cipő (“shoe”) + forma (“shape”) → cipő formájú fürdőkád (“a shoe-shaped bathtub”)

Usage notes

• Harmonic variants:

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

  -ű is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -jú is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.

  -jű is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -jú

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes