-ike

== Albanian == === Etymology === From -ik +‎ -e. === Suffix === -ike f (indefinite plural -ike, definite singular -ikja, masculine equivalent -ik) -al Synonym: -tare ‎jetë (“life”) + ‎-ike → ‎jetike (“vital”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === -ikka +‎ -e === Suffix === -ike alternative form of -ke ==== Declension ==== == Hungarian == === Etymology === From -i (diminutive suffix) +‎ -ke (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ikɛ] === Suffix === -ike (diminutive suffix) Added to a noun to express smallness, youth, or endearment. ‎őz (“roe deer”) + ‎-ike → ‎őzike (“fawn”) ==== Usage notes ==== (diminutive suffix) Variants: -ika is added to back-vowel words -ike is added to front-vowel words ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === -ke -cske Appendix:Hungarian suffixes === References === -ike in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.) == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Suffix ==== -ike alternative form of -y === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -ike alternative form of -ik