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(adjective-forming suffix)Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting possession or similarity. It is used only in parasynthetic compounds, requiring a preceding adjective or a compound structure. Similar in function to English -ed.
nagy(“big”) + láb(“foot”) → nagy lábú ember(“a man with big feet / a big-footed man”)
vörös(“red”) + haj(“hair”) → vörös hajú(“redheaded”)
(obsolete present-participle suffix)Found today only in a few words such as homorú(“concave”, adjective), szigorú(“strict”, adjective), nyomorú(“miserable”, adjective).
Usage notes
(adjective-forming suffix): Variants:
-ú is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
-ű is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant
-jú is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.
-jű is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.