-nök

See also: nok, NOK, nők, and -nok

Hungarian

Etymology

Front vowel variant of -nok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nøk]

Suffix

-nök

1. (noun suffix) Added to a word to form the name of an occupation.

   mér (“to measure”) → mérnök (“engineer”)

   ügy (“matter”) → ügynök (“agent”)

Usage notes

• (noun suffix) Variants:

  -nok is added to back vowel words

  -nök is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -nök

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes