leges-
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
leg- (prefix to form the superlative of adjectives) + -es (adjective-forming suffix)[1]
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
leges-
- (exaggerative-forming prefix) the very ……-est. Used with superlative adjectives to create the exaggerated form.
- zöld (“green”) → zöldebb (“greener”) → legzöldebb (“greenest”) → legeslegzöldebb (“the very greenest”)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ leges- 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.)