-ék

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ek"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːk]

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Etymology 1

Suffix

-ék

1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun denoting the result or means of action.

   ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-ék → ‎festék (“paint”)

   ‎játszik (“to play”) + ‎-ék → ‎játék (“toy, game”)

   ‎hasad (“to rip”) + ‎-ék → ‎hasadék (“fissure, rip”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ék

Etymology 2

From -é (possessive suffix) +‎ -k (plural suffix).^[1]

Suffix

-ék

1. (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 her lot (friends/family) arrive?

   Horváthék a második emeleten laknak. ― The Horváth family / Horváths live on the second floor.

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
• (etymology 2): 達 (-tachi) suffix in Japanese

References

1. -ék in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

• Grammatical Features Inventory: Associativity. Kibort, Anna, 2008, University of Surrey.