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-lék

-lék

See also: lek, Lek, lék, lęk, and -lek

Hungarian

Suffix

-lék

  1. (noun suffix) Added to a verb or other parts of speech to form a noun.
    mos ‎(“to wash”) → moslék ‎(“swill”)

Usage notes

  • (noun suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -lék is added to some back vowel words
    -alék is added to back vowel words
    -elék is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-l%C3%A9k'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lék</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Etymology

-l ‎(“verbal suffix”) +‎ -ék ‎(“noun suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [leːk]

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