-itok

Hungarian

Etymology

-i (possessive plural) + -tok (second-person plural personal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [itok]

Suffix

-itok

  1. (possessive suffix) your ...-s (second-person plural informal, multiple possessions)
    kapu (gate)a kapuitok (your gates)
    palota (palace)a palotáitok (your palaces)

Usage notes

  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -itok is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-.
    -itek is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -aitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -eitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jaitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
    -jeitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
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