-enként

See also: énként

Hungarian

Etymology

-e- +‎ -nként

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛŋkeːnt]

Suffix

-enként

  1. (distributive suffix) Added to a noun.
    1. It can express the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one.
      fej (“head”) → fejenként (“per head”)
      eset (“case”) → esetenként (“in some case”)
    2. It can also express the frequency in time.
      tíz perc (“ten minutes”) → tízpercenként (“every ten minutes”)
      hét (“week”) → hetenként (“once a week”)
      év (“year”) → évenként (“annually, yearly”)

Usage notes

  • (distributive suffix) Variants:
    -nként is added to nouns ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    óra (“hour”) → óránként (“every hour”)
    -enként is added to unrounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    fej (“head”) → fejenként (“per head”)
    -anként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    ház (“house”) → házanként (“per house”)
    -onként is added to some back vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    asztal (“table”) → asztalonként (“per table”)
    -önként is added to rounded front vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    bőrönd (“suitcase”) → bőröndönként (“per suitcase”)

Derived terms

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See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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