From hír (“news”) + -telen (“-less”), referring to the fact that events may happen without prior notice or news.
hirtelen (comparative hirtelenebb, superlative leghirtelenebb)
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hirtelen | hirtelenek |
| accusative | hirtelent | hirteleneket |
| dative | hirtelennek | hirteleneknek |
| instrumental | hirtelennel | hirtelenekkel |
| causal-final | hirtelenért | hirtelenekért |
| translative | hirtelenné | hirtelenekké |
| terminative | hirtelenig | hirtelenekig |
| essive-formal | hirtelenként | hirtelenekként |
| essive-modal | hirtelenül | — |
| inessive | hirtelenben | hirtelenekben |
| superessive | hirtelenen | hirteleneken |
| adessive | hirtelennél | hirteleneknél |
| illative | hirtelenbe | hirtelenekbe |
| sublative | hirtelenre | hirtelenekre |
| allative | hirtelenhez | hirtelenekhez |
| elative | hirtelenből | hirtelenekből |
| delative | hirtelenről | hirtelenekről |
| ablative | hirtelentől | hirtelenektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
hirtelené | hirteleneké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
hirtelenéi | hirtelenekéi |
hirtelen