-jű

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ju"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jyː]

Suffix

-jű

  1. (adjective suffix) Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting possession.
    vese (“kidney”) → egyveséjű ember - a man with one kidney

Usage notes

  • Harmonic variants:
    -ú is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ű is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jú is added to back vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.
    -jű is added to front vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.

Derived terms

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See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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