-ázs

Hungarian

Etymology

Ultimately from French -age (noun-forming suffix). It occurs in Hungarian in borrowings directly from French, or sourced from French but entering Hungarian via German or another language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːʒ]

Suffix

-ázs

1. A distinguishable foreign word-ending in nouns. It is not considered an independent suffix in Hungarian.

   montázs (“montage”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ázs

apanázs

bagázs

dekoltázs

garázs

kamuflázs

kollázs

masszázs

montázs

patronázs

szabotázs

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

• Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006