-alom

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See also: alom and álom

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-alom

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun. No longer productive.
    tart (to hold) + ‎-alom → ‎tartalom (content)
    forog (to turn) + ‎-alom → ‎forgalom (traffic)

Usage notes

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -alom is added to back-vowel words
    -elem is added to front-vowel words

Declension

The suffix changes from -alom to -alm in some of the declined forms.

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative -alom -almak
accusative -almat -almakat
dative -alomnak -almaknak
instrumental -alommal -almakkal
causal-final -alomért -almakért
translative -alommá -almakká
terminative -alomig -almakig
essive-formal -alomként -almakként
essive-modal
inessive -alomban -almakban
superessive -almon -almakon
adessive -alomnál -almaknál
illative -alomba -almakba
sublative -alomra -almakra
allative -alomhoz -almakhoz
elative -alomból -almakból
delative -alomról -almakról
ablative -alomtól -almaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-alomé -almaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-aloméi -almakéi
Possessive forms of -alom
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -almam -almaim
2nd person sing. -almad -almaid
3rd person sing. -alma -almai
1st person plural -almunk -almaink
2nd person plural -almatok -almaitok
3rd person plural -almuk -almaik

Derived terms

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