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-eim

-eim

See also: eim

Gothic

Romanization

-eim

  1. Romanization of -𐌴𐌹𐌼

Hungarian

Etymology

-e (possessive suffix) + -i (possessive plural) + -m (first-person singular personal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛʲim]

Suffix

-eim

  1. (possessive suffix) my ... -s (first-person singular, multiple possessions)
    szék (chair)a székeim (my chairs)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -eim
accusative -eimet
dative -eimnek
instrumental -eimmel
causal-final -eimért
translative -eimmé
terminative -eimig
essive-formal -eimként
essive-modal -eimül
inessive -eimben
superessive -eimen
adessive -eimnél
illative -eimbe
sublative -eimre
allative -eimhez
elative -eimből
delative -eimről
ablative -eimtől

Usage notes

  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -im is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -aim is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -eim is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jaim is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
    -jeim is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes