-ollik

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [olːik]

Suffix

-ollik

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Back-vowel variant of -llik.

Usage notes

  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lik is added to both back-vowel and front-vowel words.
    kék (blue) + -likkéklik (to appear blue)
    hanyatt (on one's back) + -likhanyatlik (to decline, fall, deteriorate)
    -llik is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á. Final -e changes to -é.
    barna (brown) + -llikbarnállik (to appear in brown color)
    fekete (black) + -llikfeketéllik (to appear in black color)
    -allik is added to back-vowel words
    nyíl (arrow) + -alliknyilallik ((of pain) to stab, to feel like a dagger)
    -ollik is added to some back-vowel words
    torok (throat) + -olliktorkollik (to end in something)
    -ellik is added to front-vowel words
    szög (angle) + -ellikszögellik (to stretch out at an angle)

Derived terms

Category Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ollik not found

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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