Hungarian

Suffix

-ök

1. (plural suffix) -s, -es

   kör ‎(“circle”) → körök ‎(“circles”)

   bűn ‎(“sin”) → bűnök ‎(“sins”)

Usage notes

• (plural suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -k is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  nő ‎(“woman”) →‎ nők ‎(“women”)

  fa ‎(“tree”) →‎ fák ‎(“trees”)

  csésze ‎(“cup”) →‎ csészék ‎(“cups”)

  -ak is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  ház ‎(“house”) →‎ házak ‎(“houses”)

  -ok is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  pad ‎(“bench”) →‎ padok ‎(“benches”)

  -ek is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  kert ‎(“garden”) →‎ kertek ‎(“gardens”)

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

  circle →‎ körök ‎(“circles”)

Etymology 2

-ö- ‎(“linking vowel”) +‎ -k ‎(“personal suffix”)

Suffix

-ök

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the first-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   böjtöl ‎(“to fast”) → böjtölök ‎(“I fast, I am fasting”)

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -ok is added to back vowel verbs

  -ek is added to unrounded front vowel verbs

  -ök is added to rounded front vowel verbs

  -om is added to back vowel -ik verbs

  -em is added to unrounded front vowel -ik verbs

  -öm is added to rounded front vowel -ik verbs

See also

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