-ovány

Hungarian

Etymology

From -o- (linking vowel) +‎ -vány (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ovaːɲ]
  • Rhymes: -aːɲ

Suffix

-ovány

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb (or rarely to a noun) to form a noun indicating the following:
    1. The result or object of the action.
    2. The outcome or what is produced of the action described in the verb.
      ‎ing (“to wobble”) + ‎-ovány → ‎ingovány (“swamp”)

Usage notes
  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -vány is added to back-vowel words
    -vény is added to front-vowel words
    -ovány is added to some back-vowel words
    -evény is added to some front-vowel words

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Possessive forms of -ovány
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -oványom -oványaim
2nd person sing. -oványod -oványaid
3rd person sing. -oványa -oványai
1st person plural -oványunk -oványaink
2nd person plural -oványotok -oványaitok
3rd person plural -oványuk -oványaik

Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ovány

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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