-ony

Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Its creation was based on the noun szigony (“harpoon”).

• IPA^(key): [oɲ]

-ony

1. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to words to form a noun.

   ‎horog (“hook”) + ‎-ony → ‎horgony (“anchor”)

• (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ny is added to words ending in a vowel

  -any is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ony is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -eny is added to un-rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öny is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-onъ.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɔnɨː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɔnɨ/

-ony

1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles

   ‎wymówić + ‎-ony → ‎wymówiony

• Polish: -ony

Inherited from Old Polish -ony.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.nɨ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔnɨ
• Syllabification: o‧ny

-ony

1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles

   ‎zaginąć + ‎-ony → ‎zaginiony