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Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Prefix
leg-
- (superlative-forming prefix) -est, most, -most. Forms the superlative mostly from comparative adjectives, forms already suffixed with -(a/e/o)bb (altogether functioning like a circumfix); occasionally from the lemma itself.
- zöld (“green”) → zöldebb (“greener”) → legzöldebb (“greenest”)
Usage notes
The adjectives that form their superlative without the ‑(a/e/o)bb suffix, i.e. directly from the positive (lemma) form, are certain directional or locational adjectives:
- felső (“top”) → legfelső (“topmost”)
- belső (“inner”) → legbelső (“innermost”)
Other examples include legalsó, legkülső, legszélső, legelső, legutolsó, and leghátsó.
Some have an alternative form with ‑(a/e/o)bb, often with a different sense, like legfelsőbb bíróság (“Supreme Court”, as opposed to literal “topmost”).
If it is added to a phrase that is written in two words (e.g. életbe vágó, dicséretre méltó, figyelemre méltó, harcra kész, hasznot hajtó, szívhez szóló), their derivations with this suffix (and the terminal -bb) are to be written in one word: legéletbevágóbb, legdicséretreméltóbb, legfigyelemreméltóbb, legharcrakészebb, leghasznothajtóbb, legszívhezszólóbb.
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