Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -s (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ (adjective-forming suffix). The parts cohered in the Ancient Hungarian period.[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ső

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a noun or a stem to form an adjective.
    el (first)
    vég (end) + ‎-ső → ‎vég (final)
    mell (chest) + ‎-ső → ‎mell (front, for limbs)

Usage notes

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  • (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
    -só is added to back-vowel words
    -ső is added to front-vowel words
  • The superlative form of the produced adjective is leg-…-ső. The usual -bb suffix is added only in exceptional cases:
    első - elsőbb - legelső - legeslegelső

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ -ső 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.)