-éi

Hungarian

Etymology

From -é (possessive suffix) +‎ -i (possessive plural suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eːji]

Suffix

-éi

  1. (non-attributive possessive suffix, pedantic) -'s, belonging to, those of ……. (forms the plural non-attributive possessive[1] form of nouns. The singular form is -é.)
    ‎iskola (“school”) + ‎-éi → ‎iskoláéi (“those belonging to the school, those of the school, […… are] the school's”)
    Ezek a székek az iskoláéi. ― These chairs belong to the school / are the school’s.

See also
  • Category:Hungarian noun forms

References
  1. Rounds, Carol. Hungarian: An Essential Grammar. Routledge, 2009. 2nd edition, page 143 →ISBN
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