-enc

See also: enc and ënc

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɛŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈəŋk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈeŋk]
• Rhymes: -ɛŋk

Suffix

-enc

1. Used to create adjectives and nouns that denote demonyms.

   ‎Creta (“Crete”) + ‎-enc → ‎cretenc (“Cretan”)

2. Used to create adjectives meaning "having the quality of"

   ‎seda (“silk”) + ‎-enc → ‎sedenc (“silken; silky”)

3. Used to derive relational adjectives

   ‎abril (“April”) + ‎-enc → ‎abrilenc (“of or pertaining to April”)

4. (especially colours) -ish

   ‎blau (“blue”) + ‎-enc → ‎blavenc (“blueish”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -enc

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Hungarian

Etymology

See at -onc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛnt͡s]

Suffix

-enc

1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun denoting a person.

   kedv (“mood”) → kedvenc (“favorite”)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	-enc	-encek
accusative	-encet	-enceket
dative	-encnek	-enceknek
instrumental	-enccel	-encekkel
causal-final	-encért	-encekért
translative	-enccé	-encekké
terminative	-encig	-encekig
essive-formal	-encként	-encekként
essive-modal	-encül	—
inessive	-encben	-encekben
superessive	-encen	-enceken
adessive	-encnél	-enceknél
illative	-encbe	-encekbe
sublative	-encre	-encekre
allative	-enchez	-encekhez
elative	-encből	-encekből
delative	-encről	-encekről
ablative	-enctől	-encektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	-encé	-enceké
non-attributive possessive - plural	-encéi	-encekéi

Possessive forms of -enc
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	-encem	-enceim
2nd person sing.	-enced	-enceid
3rd person sing.	-ence	-encei
1st person plural	-encünk	-enceink
2nd person plural	-encetek	-enceitek
3rd person plural	-encük	-enceik

Usage notes

• (noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -onc is added to back-vowel words

  ‎új (“new”) + ‎-onc → ‎újonc (“novice”)

  -enc is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  ‎kedv (“mood”) + ‎-enc → ‎kedvenc (“favorite”)

  -önc is added to rounded front-vowel words

  ‎küld (“to send”) + ‎-önc → ‎küldönc (“courier”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -enc

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -enc

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin -ēnsis. Doublet of -és.

Suffix

-enc

1. Used to create adjectives and nouns that denote demonyms.

Derived terms

Occitan terms suffixed with -enc