-ális

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin -alis.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ális

  1. Added to foreign words to create an adjective or a noun.
    zseniális (“genial, marked by genius”)
    speciális (“special”)
    kulturális (“cultural”)
    admirális (“admiral”)

Usage notes

According to Attila Mártonfi, -ális is one of the "32 typical, distinguishable foreign word endings, which is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix".[1]

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ális
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ális

See also

References

  1. ^ Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006
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