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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From -é- + -l (nominal-forming suffix).
Suffix
-él
- (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
- -él is added to front vowel verbs
- See also the suffix variants -al/-el.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From -é- + -l (verb-forming suffix).
Suffix
-él
- (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
- -él is added to front vowel verbs
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From -é- + -l (personal suffix).
Suffix
-él
- (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
- -él is added to front vowel verbs
See also