-ny

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ny"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ]

Suffix

-ny

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

   mező (“field, open country”) → mezőny (“field (in sports)”)

Usage notes

• (nominal-forming 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 -ny

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ny

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɨ/

Suffix

-ny m

1. Forms masculine adjectives

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ny