-ike

See also: ike, Ike, and ʻike

Hungarian

Etymology

From -i (diminutive suffix) +‎ -ke (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ikɛ]

Suffix

-ike

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

Usage notes

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

-ike is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ike

See also

-ke
-cske
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

-ike in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

Middle English

Suffix

-ike

Alternative form of -y

Suffix

-ike

Alternative form of -ik

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