-áns

See also: ans, ANS, äns, åns, and ans.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːnʃ]

Suffix

-áns

A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns and adjectives. It is not an independent Hungarian suffix.
emigráns (“immigrant”)

elegáns (“elegant”)

Usage notes

Harmonic variants:
-áns added to back vowel words

-ens added to front vowel words

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1ns' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -áns'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -áns</a>

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1ns' title='Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -áns'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -áns</a>

References

Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006

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