-aj

See also: aj, AJ, aJ, aj., and ȧj-

Albanian

Alternative forms

• -anj, -anji

Etymology

Nominal suffix -aj (“-s; he; of/to the/him/his”) denotes tribal/family name patronyms and toponyms; meaning “descendant/inhabitant of”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aj/

Suffix

-aj m

1. (patronymic) descendant of; 's, -s

   Gjergj (“George”) +‎ -aj (“s (descendant)”)

   Gjon (“John”) +‎ -aj (“s (descendant)”)

   Isuf (“Joseph”) +‎ -aj (“s (descendant)”)

   Jusuf (“Joseph”) +‎ -aj (“s (descendant)”)

   Palush (“Paul”) +‎ -aj (“s (descendant)”)

2. (toponymic) inhabitant of; -an (as in Albanian), -ese

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒj]

Suffix

-aj

1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root to form a noun. No longer productive.

   kacaj (“laughter”)

Usage notes

• (noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -aj is added to back-vowel stems

  -ej is added to front-vowel stems

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	-aj	-ajok
accusative	-ajt	-ajokat
dative	-ajnak	-ajoknak
instrumental	-ajjal	-ajokkal
causal-final	-ajért	-ajokért
translative	-ajjá	-ajokká
terminative	-ajig	-ajokig
essive-formal	-ajként	-ajokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	-ajban	-ajokban
superessive	-ajon	-ajokon
adessive	-ajnál	-ajoknál
illative	-ajba	-ajokba
sublative	-ajra	-ajokra
allative	-ajhoz	-ajokhoz
elative	-ajból	-ajokból
delative	-ajról	-ajokról
ablative	-ajtól	-ajoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	-ajé	-ajoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	-ajéi	-ajokéi

Possessive forms of -aj
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	-ajom	-ajaim
2nd person sing.	-ajod	-ajaid
3rd person sing.	-aja	-ajai
1st person plural	-ajunk	-ajaink
2nd person plural	-ajotok	-ajaitok
3rd person plural	-ajuk	-ajaik

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -aj

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Romanian

Etymology

From French -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʒ/

Suffix

-aj n (plural -aje)

1. -age

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -aj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ějь.

Suffix

-aj (Cyrillic spelling -ај)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a result of an action or an object.

See also

• -jaj
• -ljaj