-ény

See also: eny, ÉNy, and -eny

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːɲ]

Suffix

-ény

1. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or less frequently an adjective. No longer productive.

   ‎köt (“to tie”) + ‎-ény → ‎kötény (“apron”)

   ‎szer (“adequate mode”) + ‎-ény → ‎szerény (“modest”)

Usage notes

• (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ány is added to back-vowel words

  -ény is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ény

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ény

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes