See also: beni, bení, and béni

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -ben (in, case suffix) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix), an unusual and irregular form since in Hungarian no other suffix can be appended after the case ending.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɛni]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ni

Suffix

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-beni

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) A rare and unproductive suffix, found only in lexicalized forms.
    természet (nature) + ‎-beni → ‎természetbeni (in kind)

Usage notes

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  • (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
    -bani is added to back-vowel words
    -beni is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

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See also

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