-áns

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ans"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːnʃ]

Suffix

-áns

1. A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns and adjectives. It is not an independent Hungarian suffix.

   emigráns (“emigrant”)

   elegáns (“elegant”)

Usage notes

• Variants:

  -áns is added to back-vowel words

  -ens is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -áns

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -áns

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

• Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006