-ék

See also: ek, ek-, -ek, ék, Ek, EK, and ÉK

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eːk]
  • Audio(file)

Suffix

-ék

  1. Added to a verb to form a noun.
    fest (“to paint”) → festék (“paint”)
    játszik (“to play”) → játék (“toy, game”)
    hasad (“to rip”) → hasadék (“fissure, rip”)
  2. "Heterogeneous plural" suffix: added to a proper noun or sometimes a common noun to refer to a group of persons associated with somebody (e.g. a family, a circle of friends, etc.)
    Éviék mikor érkeznek? - When will "Évi and the associated group" arrive?
    Horváthék a második emeleten laknak. - The Horváth family / Horváths live on the second floor.

Derived terms
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Further reading

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
  • 達 (-tachi) suffix in Japanese (second meaning)
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