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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-tal
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.
- iszik (“to drink”) + -tal → ital (“beverage”)
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -tal is added to back-vowel words
- -tel is added to front-vowel words
- -atal same as -tal with a linking vowel
- -etel same as -tel with a linking vowel
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Suffix
-tal
- (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)
- pont (“point, dot”) + -tal → ponttal (“with point”)
See also
Pipil
Etymology
Fom its root tal (“land, ground”). It's likely the suffix stems from Spanish via -al, -ar, which also indicate a place where there is abundance of something.
Suffix
-tal
- In nouns, indicating a place where something is grown, or where there is plenty of it.
Further reading
- Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.48