-leges
Hungarian
Etymology
-leg (adverb-forming suffix) + -es (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛɡɛʃ]
- Hyphenation: le‧ges
Suffix
-leges
- (adjective-forming suffix) A compound suffix added to a word to form an adjective.
- sem (“not even”) → semleges (“neutral”)
Usage notes
- (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
- -lagos is added to back vowel words
- -leges is added to front vowel words
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -leges | -legesek |
| accusative | -legest | -legeseket |
| dative | -legesnek | -legeseknek |
| instrumental | -legessel | -legesekkel |
| causal-final | -legesért | -legesekért |
| translative | -legessé | -legesekké |
| terminative | -legesig | -legesekig |
| essive-formal | -legesként | -legesekként |
| essive-modal | -legesül | — |
| inessive | -legesben | -legesekben |
| superessive | -legesen | -legeseken |
| adessive | -legesnél | -legeseknél |
| illative | -legesbe | -legesekbe |
| sublative | -legesre | -legesekre |
| allative | -legeshez | -legesekhez |
| elative | -legesből | -legesekből |
| delative | -legesről | -legesekről |
| ablative | -legestől | -legesektől |
Derived terms
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See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References
- Borbála Keszler A szóképzés (Derivation)