Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-tal

  1. (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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Suffix

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-tal

  1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (with)
    pont (point, dot) + ‎-tal → ‎ponttal (with [a] point)

See also

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Pipil

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Etymology

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Fom its root tal (land, ground). It's likely the suffix stems from Spanish via -al, -ar, which also indicate a place where there is abundance of something.

Suffix

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-tal

  1. In nouns, indicating a place where something is grown, or where there is plenty of it.

Further reading

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  • Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.48