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-ink

-ink

See also: ink and ink.

Dutch

Suffix

-ink

  1. (Low Saxon) Alternative form of -ing

Hungarian

Etymology

-i (possessive plural) + -nk (first-person plural personal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iŋk]

Suffix

-ink

  1. (possessive suffix) our ...-s (first-person plural, multiple possessions)
    kapu (gate)a kapuink (our gates)
    palota (palace)a palotáink (our palaces)
    érme (coin)az érméink (our coins)

Usage notes

  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -ink is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -aink is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -eink is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jaink is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
    -jeink is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

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