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-aink

-aink

Hungarian

Suffix

-aink

  1. (possessive suffix) our ...-s (first-person plural, multiple possessions)
    ház ‎(“house”) → a házaink ‎(“our houses”)

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒʲiŋk]

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