-önként

See also: önként and -onként

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ö- (linking vowel) +‎ -nként (distributive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [øŋkeːnt]
  • Rhymes: -eːnt

Suffix

-önként

  1. (distributive suffix) Added to a noun.
    1. Expressing the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one.
      ‎bőrönd (“suitcase”) + ‎-önként → ‎bőröndönként (“per suitcase”)
    2. Expressing the frequency in time.
      ‎ősz (“autumn”) + ‎-önként → ‎őszönként (“every autumn”)

Usage notes

  • (distributive suffix) Variants:
    -nként is added to nouns ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    ‎óra (“hour”) + ‎-nként → ‎óránként (“every hour”)
    ‎este (“evening, night”) + ‎-nként → ‎esténként (“every evening, nightly”)
    -anként is added to some back-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    ‎ház (“house”) + ‎-anként → ‎házanként (“per house”)
    -onként is added to most back-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    ‎asztal (“table”) + ‎-onként → ‎asztalonként (“per table”)
    -enként is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    ‎fej (“head”) + ‎-enként → ‎fejenként (“per head”)
    ‎könyv (“book”) + ‎-enként → ‎könyvenként (“per book”)
    -önként is added to most rounded front-vowel nouns ending in a consonant
    ‎bőrönd (“suitcase”) + ‎-önként → ‎bőröndönként (“per suitcase”)
It can be supplemented with the suffix -i to form adjectives specifying the frequency of an event, e.g. hetenkénti rendszerességgel (“every week”, literally, “with the regularity of a week”), synonymous with heti rendszerességgel or simply hetenként, hetente. It can also form adjectives expressing application for every piece, e.g. a csomagonkénti díj (“the fee for individual items of baggage”).

Derived terms

Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -önként

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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