-ális
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ális
- Added to foreign words to create an adjective or a noun.
- zseniális (“genial, marked by genius”)
- speciális (“special”)
- kulturális (“cultural”)
- admirális (“admiral”)
Usage notes[edit]
According to Attila Mártonfi, -ális is one of the "32 typical, distinguishable foreign word endings, which is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix".[1]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006