-lel

See also: lel and -lél

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Suffix

-lel

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to a verb to create a verb either with frequentative or causative meaning. It was also attached to nouns to create new verbs during the Hungarian language reform.
    ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-lel → ‎kérlel (“to plead”) (frequentative)
    ‎érik (“to ripen, become ripe”) + ‎-lel → ‎érlel (“to ripen, make ripe”) (causative)
    ‎szín (“color”) + ‎-lel → ‎színlel (“to pretend”)
Usage notes
  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lal is added to back-vowel words
    -lel is added to front-vowel words
Conjugation
Derived terms
Hungarian verbs suffixed with -lel

Suffix

-lel

  1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)
    ‎jel (“mark, symbol, sign”) + ‎-lel → ‎jellel (“with [a] mark”)

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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