-oll

Hungarian

Etymology

From -o- (linking vowel) + -ll (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [olː]

Suffix

-oll

  1. (instantaneous suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing instantaneous action. It is no longer productive in this sense.
  2. (verb-forming suffix) Added to an adjective to form a verb meaning "to consider/find/think as". In this sense, it is still productive.
    nagy (big) + -ollnagyoll (to find something too big)

Usage notes

  • (all senses) Variants:
    -ll is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á.
    drága (expensive) + -lldrágáll (to find something expensive)
    -oll is added to a few back-vowel words
    nagy (big) + -ollnagyoll (to find something too big)
    -all is added to most back-vowel words
    sok (many) + -allsokall (to find something too much)
    -ell is added to front-vowel words
    kevés (few) + -ellkevesell (to find something too little or insufficient)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -oll

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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