-onc

See also: onc, ONC, and -önc

Hungarian

Etymology

[1786] Inferred incorrectly by the neologists from other words as a suffix. Created during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ont͡s]

Suffix

-onc

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun denoting a person.
    udvar (“court”) → udvaronc (“courtier”)

Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative -onc -oncok
accusative -oncot -oncokat
dative -oncnak -oncoknak
instrumental -onccal -oncokkal
causal-final -oncért -oncokért
translative -onccá -oncokká
terminative -oncig -oncokig
essive-formal -oncként -oncokként
essive-modal -oncul —
inessive -oncban -oncokban
superessive -oncon -oncokon
adessive -oncnál -oncoknál
illative -oncba -oncokba
sublative -oncra -oncokra
allative -onchoz -oncokhoz
elative -oncból -oncokból
delative -oncról -oncokról
ablative -onctól -oncoktól
Possessive forms of -onc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -oncom -oncaim
2nd person sing. -oncod -oncaid
3rd person sing. -onca -oncai
1st person plural -oncunk -oncaink
2nd person plural -oncotok -oncaitok
3rd person plural -oncuk -oncaik

Usage notes
  • (noun-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -onc is added to back vowel words
    új (“new”) → újonc (“novice”)
    -enc is added to unrounded front vowel words
    kedv (“mood”) → kedvenc (“favorite”)
    -önc is added to rounded front vowel words
    küld (“to send”) → küldönc (“courier”)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-onc' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -onc'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -onc</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-onc' title='Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -onc'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -onc</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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