Hungarian
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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-tal
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.
- iszik (“to drink”) + -tal → ital (“beverage”)
Usage notes
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- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -tal is added to back-vowel words
- -tel is added to front-vowel words
- -atal same as -tal with a linking vowel
- -etel same as -tel with a linking vowel
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
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-tal
- (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)
- pont (“point, dot”) + -tal → ponttal (“with [a] point”)
See also
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