-él

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eːl]

Etymology 1

From -é- +‎ -l (nominal-forming suffix).

Suffix

-él

  1. (archaic noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.
    ‎köt (“to bind”) + ‎-él → ‎kötél (“rope”)
Usage notes
  • (archaic noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ál is added to back vowel verbs
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) is added to front vowel verbs
  • See also the suffix variants -al/-el.
Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -él

Etymology 2

From -é- +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix).

Suffix

-él

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb to form a verb to express repetitive action. No longer productive.
    ‎met (“(archaic) to cut out”) + ‎-él → ‎metél (“to mince, chop up into small pieces”)
Usage notes
  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -ál is added to back vowel verbs
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) is added to front vowel verbs
Derived terms
Hungarian verbs suffixed with -él

Etymology 3

From -é- +‎ -l (personal suffix).

Suffix

-él

  1. (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular indefinite of verbs. It appears in past tense as -tél, in conditional mood present as -nél and in subjunctive mood present as -jél.
    énekel (“to sing”)
    Dalokat énekeltél? ― Did you sing songs?
    Énekelnél valamit? ― Would you sing something?
    Énekeljél valamit! ― Sing something!
Usage notes
  • (personal suffix) Variants:
    -ál is added to back vowel verbs
    Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) is added to front vowel verbs

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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