-ecske

Hungarian

Etymology

-e- + -cske

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛt͡ʃkɛ]

Suffix

-ecske

  1. (diminutive suffix) -let, -ette

Usage notes

  • (diminutive suffix) Variants:
    -cska is added to back vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.
    falu (village)falucska (hamlet, a small village)
    Anna (Ann)Annácska (little Ann)
    -cske is added to front vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.
    szellő (breeze)szellőcske (a tiny breeze)
    mese (tale, fable)mesécske (a small fable)
    -ocska is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    hullám (wave)hullámocska (wavelet)
    szobor (statue)szobrocska (statuette)
    -acska is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant
    nyúl (rabbit)nyulacska (bunny)
    piros (red)pirosacska (slightly red)
    -ecske is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    csepp (drop)cseppecske (droplet)
    -öcske is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    kör (circle)köröcske (circlet, a small circle)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -ecske -ecskék
accusative -ecskét -ecskéket
dative -ecskének -ecskéknek
instrumental -ecskével -ecskékkel
causal-final -ecskéért -ecskékért
translative -ecskévé -ecskékké
terminative -ecskéig -ecskékig
essive-formal -ecskeként -ecskékként
essive-modal -ecskéül -ecskékül
inessive -ecskében -ecskékben
superessive -ecskén -ecskéken
adessive -ecskénél -ecskéknél
illative -ecskébe -ecskékbe
sublative -ecskére -ecskékre
allative -ecskéhez -ecskékhez
elative -ecskéből -ecskékből
delative -ecskéről -ecskékről
ablative -ecskétől -ecskéktől
Possessive forms of -ecske
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -ecském -ecskéim
2nd person sing. -ecskéd -ecskéid
3rd person sing. -ecskéje -ecskéi
1st person plural -ecskénk -ecskéink
2nd person plural -ecskétek -ecskéitek
3rd person plural -ecskéjük -ecskéik

Derived terms

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See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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