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