Formed in the Old Hungarian era either from -d (frequentative suffix) + -elem (noun-forming suffix), or from -del (frequentative suffix) + -em (noun-forming suffix).[1]
-delem
In some of the declined forms -delem will change to -delm.
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -delem | -delmek |
| accusative | -delmet | -delmeket |
| dative | -delemnek | -delmeknek |
| instrumental | -delemmel | -delmekkel |
| causal-final | -delemért | -delmekért |
| translative | -delemmé | -delmekké |
| terminative | -delemig | -delmekig |
| essive-formal | -delemként | -delmekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | -delemben | -delmekben |
| superessive | -delmen | -delmeken |
| adessive | -delemnél | -delmeknél |
| illative | -delembe | -delmekbe |
| sublative | -delemre | -delmekre |
| allative | -delemhez | -delmekhez |
| elative | -delemből | -delmekből |
| delative | -delemről | -delmekről |
| ablative | -delemtől | -delmektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
-delemé | -delmeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
-deleméi | -delmekéi |
| Possessive forms of -delem | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | -delmem | -delmeim |
| 2nd person sing. | -delmed | -delmeid |
| 3rd person sing. | -delme | -delmei |
| 1st person plural | -delmünk | -delmeink |
| 2nd person plural | -delmetek | -delmeitek |
| 3rd person plural | -delmük | -delmeik |