These suffixes, divided into four categories, may be:—
- 1. Suffixes expressing number.
- 2. Suffixes„ expressing„ case.
- 3. Suffixes„ expressing„ person.
- 4. Suffixes„ expressing„ place and direction.
The Number of Nouns.
There are two numbers; a singular and a plural.
The plural is formed by adding -k to nouns ending with a, vowel; or -ak, -ok, -ek, -ök to nouns ending with a consonant. In forming the plural the following rules are to be observed:—
a and e at the end of a noun become lengthened in the plural; as fa (tree), plural fák; eke (plough), plural ekék.
Nouns ending with a consonant preceded by á or é shorten these vowels in the plural; excepting those ending in -ság, -ség, or -gás, -gés; and a few monosyllable nouns—e.g.
sugár (beam), plural sugarak,
kerék (wheel), plural„ kerekek.
While the following remain unaltered:—
ritkaság (rarity), plural ritkaságok.
szépség (beauty), plural„ szépségek.
csavargás (roaming), plural„ csavargások.
If the final consonants of the last two syllables in polysyllabic nouns would admit an easy pronunciation without the inter-
