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-aj

-aj

See also: aj, AJ, aJ, aj., and ȧj-

Hungarian

Suffix

-aj

  1. (noun suffix) Added to a sound-imitating stem to form a noun.
    kacaj (laughter)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative -aj -ajok
accusative -ajt -ajokat
dative -ajnak -ajoknak
instrumental -ajjal -ajokkal
causal-final -ajért -ajokért
translative -ajjá -ajokká
terminative -ajig -ajokig
essive-formal -ajként -ajokként
essive-modal
inessive -ajban -ajokban
superessive -ajon -ajokon
adessive -ajnál -ajoknál
illative -ajba -ajokba
sublative -ajra -ajokra
allative -ajhoz -ajokhoz
elative -ajból -ajokból
delative -ajról -ajokról
ablative -ajtól -ajoktól
Possessive forms of -aj
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -ajom -ajaim
2nd person sing. -ajod -ajaid
3rd person sing. -aja -ajai
1st person plural -ajunk -ajaink
2nd person plural -ajotok -ajaitok
3rd person plural -ajuk -ajaik

Usage notes

  • No longer productive. Harmonic variants:
    -aj is added to back vowel stems
    -ej is added to front vowel stems

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-aj'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -aj</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Romanian

Etymology

From French -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʒ/

Suffix

-aj n (plural -aje)

  1. -age

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Romanian_words_suffixed_with_-aj'>Romanian words suffixed with -aj</a>

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-aj (Cyrillic spelling -ај)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a result of an action or an object.

See also