-anként

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɒŋkeːnt]
Rhymes: -eːnt

Suffix

-anként

(distributive suffix) Added to a noun.
1. Expressing the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one.
  ‎ház (“house”) + ‎-anként → ‎házanként (“per house”)
2. Expressing the frequency in time.
  ‎nyár (“summer”) + ‎-anként → ‎nyaranként (“every summer”)

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 -anként