-ök

See also: ök and Appendix:Variations of "ok"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [øk]

Etymology 1

-ö- (linking vowel) +‎ -k (plural suffix)

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 most back-vowel words ending in a consonant:
    pad (“bench”) →‎ padok (“benches”)
    -ek is added to unrounded front-vowel words (and some rounded front-vowel words) ending in a consonant:
    kert (“garden”) →‎ kertek (“gardens”)
    könyv (“book”) →‎ könyvek (“books”)
    -ök is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant:
    kör (“circle”) →‎ körök (“circles”)
  • Note that the plural form is not used after definite and indefinite numerals in Hungarian (e.g. három könyv - three books, néhány óra múlva - in a few hours), only if there is no numeral before the phrase. There are very few (traditional) exceptions, including háromkirályok, mindenszentek as well as összes művei, költeményei (compare plural -i after a possessive suffix).

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
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