-ike

See also: ike, Ike, and ʻike

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ikɛ]

Suffix

-ike

(diminutive suffix) Added to a noun to express smallness, youth, or endearment.
őz (“roe deer”) → őzike (“fawn”)

Usage notes

(diminutive suffix) Harmonic variants:
-ika is added to back vowel words

-ike is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-ike'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ike</a>

References

Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

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