-allik

Hungarian

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -llik (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒlːik]

Suffix

-allik

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Back-vowel variant of -llik.

Usage notes

  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lik is added to both back-vowel and front-vowel words.
    ‎kék (“blue”) + ‎-lik → ‎kéklik (“to appear blue”)
    ‎hanyatt (“on one's back”) + ‎-lik → ‎hanyatlik (“to decline, fall, deteriorate”)
    -llik is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á. Final -e changes to -é.
    ‎barna (“brown”) + ‎-llik → ‎barnállik (“to appear in brown color”)
    ‎fekete (“black”) + ‎-llik → ‎feketéllik (“to appear in black color”)
    -allik is added to back-vowel words
    ‎nyíl (“arrow”) + ‎-allik → ‎nyilallik (“(of pain) to stab, to feel like a dagger”)
    -ollik is added to some back-vowel words
    ‎torok (“throat”) + ‎-ollik → ‎torkollik (“to end in something”)
    -ellik is added to front-vowel words
    ‎szög (“angle”) + ‎-ellik → ‎szögellik (“to stretch out at an angle”)

Derived terms

Category Hungarian verbs suffixed with -allik not found

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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