-lag

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1372. From -l (ablative suffix) +‎ -g (emphatic element).[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-lag

  1. (adverb-forming suffix) -ly. Mainly added to an adjective suffixed with -i and to a present participle to form an adverb. In the past, it was added to different parts of speech.
    ‎egyhangú (“unanimous”) + ‎-lag → ‎egyhangúlag (“unanimously”)

Usage notes

  • (adverb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lag is added to back-vowel words
    -leg is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -lag
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lag

See also

References

  1. ^ -lag in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
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