-lál

See also: lal and -lal

Hungarian

Etymology

From -l (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -ál (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [laːl]

Suffix

-lál

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a noun to create a verb denoting a repetitive action.
    ‎szám (“number”) + ‎-lál → ‎számlál (“to count”)

Usage notes

  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -lál added to back-vowel words
    ‎gyom (“weed”) + ‎-lál → ‎gyomlál (“to weed”)
    -lél added to front-vowel words
    ‎szem (“eye”) + ‎-lál → ‎szemlél (“to contemplate”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -lál

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

  1. -lál 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.)
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