-él
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eːl]
Etymology 1
-é- + -l (nominal suffix)
Suffix
-él
- (noun suffix, archaic) Added to a verb to form a noun.
- köt (“to bind”) → kötél (“rope”)
Usage notes
- (archaic noun suffix) Variants:
- -ál is added to back vowel verbs
- -él is added to front vowel verbs
- See also the suffix variants -al/-el.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-%C3%A9l' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -él'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -él</a>
Etymology 2
-é- + -l (verb suffix)
Suffix
-él
- (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb to form a verb to express repetitive action. No longer productive.
- met (“(archaic) to cut out”) → metél (“to mince, chop up into small pieces”)
Usage notes
- (frequentative suffix) Variants:
- -ál is added to back vowel verbs
- -él is added to front vowel verbs
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-%C3%A9l' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -él'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -él</a>
Etymology 3
-é- + -l (personal suffix)
Suffix
-él
- (personal suffix) Used in the second-person singular indefinite form of verbs. It appears in past tense as -tél, in conditional mood present as -nél and in subjunctive mood present as -jél.
- énekel (“to sing”)
- Dalokat énekeltél? - Did you sing songs?
- Énekelnél valamit? - Would you sing something?
- Énekeljél valamit! - Sing something!
- énekel (“to sing”)
Usage notes
- (personal suffix) Variants:
- -ál is added to back vowel verbs
- -él is added to front vowel verbs
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes