-lag
See also: lag, Lag, LAG, lág, làg, and låg
Hungarian
Etymology
[after 1372] From -l (“ablative suffix”) + -g (“emphatic element”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɒɡ]
Suffix
-lag
- (adverb-forming suffix) -ly. Added to a word to form an adverb. Today it is mainly used with adjectives suffixed with -i and present participles. In the past, it was added to different parts of speech.
- egyhangú (“unanimous”) → egyhangúlag (“unanimously”)
Usage notes
- (adverb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -lag is added to back vowel words
- -leg is added to front vowel words
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adverbs_suffixed_with_-lag' title='Category:Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -lag'>Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -lag</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-lag' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lag'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lag</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN