-bb

See also bb, BB, and .bb

Hungarian

Suffix

-bb

1. -er, more (used to form the comparative)

   apró (“tiny”) → apróbb (“tinier”)

Usage notes

• Member of the following suffix cluster:

-b is added to words ending in a consonant, a somewhat archaic variant

idős (“old”) → idősb (“older”) (the modern comparative is idősebb)

-bb is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

drága (“expensive”) → drágább (“more expensive”)

fekete (“black”) → feketébb (“blacker”)

-abb is added to back vowel words ending in a consonant

fiatal (“young”) → fiatalabb (“younger”)

-ebb is added to front vowel words ending in a consonant

öreg (“old”) → öregebb (“older”)

Derived terms

• Category:Hungarian adjective comparative forms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes