-lat

Hungarian

Etymology

-l + -at, created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.

Suffix

-lat

1. Added to different parts of speech to form a noun.

   magas (“tall”) → magaslat (“elevation”)

Usage notes

• Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -lat is added to a back vowel word

  -let is added to a front vowel word

See also

• Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lat
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes