-onc

See also: onc, ONC, and -önc

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1786. Inferred incorrectly by the neologists from other words as a suffix. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ont͡s]

Suffix

-onc

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun denoting a person.
    ‎udvar (“court”) + ‎-onc → ‎udvaronc (“courtier”)

Usage notes
  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -onc is added to back-vowel words
    ‎új (“new”) + ‎-onc → ‎újonc (“novice”)
    -enc is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    ‎kedv (“mood”) + ‎-enc → ‎kedvenc (“favorite”)
    -önc is added to rounded front-vowel words
    ‎küld (“to send”) + ‎-önc → ‎küldönc (“courier”)

Declension

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

Possessive forms of -onc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -oncom -oncaim
2nd person sing. -oncod -oncaid
3rd person sing. -onca -oncai
1st person plural -oncunk -oncaink
2nd person plural -oncotok -oncaitok
3rd person plural -oncuk -oncaik

Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -onc
Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -onc

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References
  1. -onc 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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