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-eny

-eny

See also: eny, ÉNy, and -ény

Hungarian

Suffix

-eny

  1. (nominal suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective.
    föveny (sand, gravel, grit)

Usage notes

  • (nominal suffix) Harmonic 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 unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öny is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

Category Hungarian nouns suffixed with -eny not found

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes