See also: lel and -lel

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From -l (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -él (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-lél

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a noun to create a verb indicating a repetitive action.
    szem (eye) + ‎-lél → ‎szemlél (to contemplate)

Usage notes edit

  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -lál added to back-vowel words
    gyom (weed) + ‎-lél → ‎gyomlál (to weed)
    -lél added to front-vowel words
    szem (eye) + ‎-lél → ‎szemlél (to contemplate)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ -lél in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)