-vány

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vaːɲ]
Rhymes: -aːɲ

Suffix

-vány

(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.
  ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-vány → ‎tanítvány (“student”)
2. The outcome or what is produced of the action described in the verb.
  ‎ás (“to dig”) + ‎-vány → ‎ásvány (“mineral, ore”)
  
  ‎igazol (“to justify”) + ‎-vány → ‎igazolvány (“certificate”)

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
The following words, even though they end in -vány, are not derivations: bálvány, dívány, hitvány, márvány, sovány, zsivány.

Declension

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

Possessive forms of -vány
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	-ványom	-ványaim
2nd person sing.	-ványod	-ványaid
3rd person sing.	-ványa	-ványai
1st person plural	-ványunk	-ványaink
2nd person plural	-ványotok	-ványaitok
3rd person plural	-ványuk	-ványaik

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -vány

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -vány

See also

Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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