Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -m (instantaneous suffix) +‎ -ás (noun-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-más

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a back-vowel verb to form a noun.
    áld (to bless) + ‎-más → ‎áldomás (a drinking toast)

Usage notes

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An archaic suffix, no longer productive. It can be found only in a few back-vowel words. The suffix is connected to the base verb via a linking vowel. The front vowel version was -més.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ -más 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, page 518, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)