-mány

See also: many

Hungarian

Etymology

From -m (instantaneous suffix) +‎ -ány (nominal-forming suffix).[1]

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

Suffix

-mány

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun indicating the result of the action.
    ‎tanul (“to study”) + ‎-mány → ‎tanulmány (“study, essay”)

Usage notes
  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
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    -mény is added to front-vowel words
    -omány same as -mány with a linking vowel
    -emény same as -mény with a linking vowel
  • Note: Although the following words end in -mány, they are not derivations: ármány, dolmány, furmány, kormány, ocsmány, sármány, zsákmány.

Declension

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

Possessive forms of -mány
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -mányom -mányaim
2nd person sing. -mányod -mányaid
3rd person sing. -mánya -mányai
1st person plural -mányunk -mányaink
2nd person plural -mányotok -mányaitok
3rd person plural -mányuk -mányaik

Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -mány

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References
  1. -mány in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
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