-nök

See also: nok, NOK, nők, -nok, -nók, -nők, and นก

Hungarian

Etymology

Front vowel variant of -nok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nøk]
• Rhymes: -øk

Suffix

-nök

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

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

   ügy (“matter”) → ügynök (“agent”)

Usage notes

• (noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -nok is added to back-vowel words

  ‎dal (“song”) + ‎-nok → ‎dalnok (“singer”)

  -nek is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  eretnek (“heretic”)

  -nök is added to rounded and some unrounded front-vowel words

  ‎ügy (“matter”) + ‎-nök → ‎ügynök (“agent”)

  ‎mér (“to measure”) + ‎-nök → ‎mérnök (“engineer”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -nök

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes