-leges

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Hungarian

Etymology

From -leg (adverb-forming suffix) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: le‧ges

Suffix

-leges

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) A compound suffix added to a word to form an adjective.
    sem (not either) + ‎-leges → ‎semleges (neutral)

Usage notes

  • (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lagos is added to back-vowel words
    -leges is added to front-vowel words

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -leges -legesek
accusative -legest -legeseket
dative -legesnek -legeseknek
instrumental -legessel -legesekkel
causal-final -legesért -legesekért
translative -legessé -legesekké
terminative -legesig -legesekig
essive-formal -legesként -legesekként
essive-modal -legesül
inessive -legesben -legesekben
superessive -legesen -legeseken
adessive -legesnél -legeseknél
illative -legesbe -legesekbe
sublative -legesre -legesekre
allative -legeshez -legesekhez
elative -legesből -legesekből
delative -legesről -legesekről
ablative -legestől -legesektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-legesé -legeseké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-legeséi -legesekéi

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