-ony

See also: ony and -öny

Hungarian

Etymology

Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Its creation was based on the noun szigony (“harpoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oɲ]

Suffix

-ony

1. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to words to form a noun.

   ‎horog (“hook”) + ‎-ony → ‎horgony (“anchor”)

Usage notes

• (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ny is added to words ending in a vowel

  -any is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ony is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -eny is added to un-rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öny is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ony

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-onъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɔnɨː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɔnɨ/

Suffix

-ony

1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles

   ‎wymówić + ‎-ony → ‎wymówiony

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ony

Descendants

• Polish: -ony

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ony.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.nɨ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔnɨ
• Syllabification: o‧ny

Suffix

-ony

1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles

   ‎zaginąć + ‎-ony → ‎zaginiony

Declension

Declension of -ony (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	-ony		-ona	-one	-eni	-one
genitive	-onego		-onej	-onego	-onych
dative	-onemu		-onej	-onemu	-onym
accusative	-onego	-ony	-oną	-one	-onych	-one
instrumental	-onym		-oną	-onym	-onymi
locative	-onym		-onej	-onym	-onych

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ony