-jeitek

Hungarian

Etymology

-je (possessive suffix) +‎ -i (possessive plural) +‎ -tek (second-person plural personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛjitɛk]

Suffix

-jeitek

1. (possessive suffix) your ...-s (second-person plural informal, multiple possessions)

   kert (“garden”) → a kertjeitek (“your gardens”)

   zseni (“genius”) → a zsenijeitek (“your geniuses”)

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -itok is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-.

  -itek is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -aitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -eitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -jaitok is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

  -jeitek is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes