-ív

See also: iv, IV, ív, and -iv

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iːv]

Suffix

-ív

1. A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns and adjectives. It cannot be considered as an independent Hungarian suffix.

   detektív (“detective”)

   intenzív (“intensive”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ív

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ív

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

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