-ellik

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Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -llik (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ellik

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Front-vowel variant of -llik.

Usage notes

  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lik is added to both back-vowel and front-vowel words.
    kék (blue) + ‎-lik → ‎kéklik (to appear blue)
    hanyatt (on one's back) + ‎-lik → ‎hanyatlik (to decline, fall, deteriorate)
    -llik is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á. Final -e changes to -é.
    barna (brown) + ‎-llik → ‎barnállik (to appear in brown color)
    fekete (black) + ‎-llik → ‎feketéllik (to appear in black color)
    -allik is added to back-vowel words
    nyíl (arrow) + ‎-allik → ‎nyilallik ((of pain) to stab, to feel like a dagger)
    -ollik is added to some back-vowel words
    torok (throat) + ‎-ollik → ‎torkollik (to end in something)
    -ellik is added to front-vowel words
    szög (angle) + ‎-ellik → ‎szögellik (to stretch out at an angle)

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