Formed in the Old Hungarian era either from -d (frequentative suffix) + -alom (noun-forming suffix), or from -dal (frequentative suffix) + -om (noun-forming suffix).[1]
-dalom
In some of the declined forms -dalom will change to -dalm.
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -dalom | -dalmak |
| accusative | -dalmat | -dalmakat |
| dative | -dalomnak | -dalmaknak |
| instrumental | -dalommal | -dalmakkal |
| causal-final | -dalomért | -dalmakért |
| translative | -dalommá | -dalmakká |
| terminative | -dalomig | -dalmakig |
| essive-formal | -dalomként | -dalmakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | -dalomban | -dalmakban |
| superessive | -dalmon | -dalmakon |
| adessive | -dalomnál | -dalmaknál |
| illative | -dalomba | -dalmakba |
| sublative | -dalomra | -dalmakra |
| allative | -dalomhoz | -dalmakhoz |
| elative | -dalomból | -dalmakból |
| delative | -dalomról | -dalmakról |
| ablative | -dalomtól | -dalmaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
-dalomé | -dalmaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
-daloméi | -dalmakéi |
| Possessive forms of -dalom | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | -dalmam | -dalmaim |
| 2nd person sing. | -dalmad | -dalmaid |
| 3rd person sing. | -dalma | -dalmai |
| 1st person plural | -dalmunk | -dalmaink |
| 2nd person plural | -dalmatok | -dalmaitok |
| 3rd person plural | -dalmuk | -dalmaik |