-llik

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

-ll +‎ -ik

Suffix

-llik

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to an adjective or noun to form a verb.
    sárga (“yellow”) → sárgállik (“to appear yellow”)

Usage notes
  • Harmonic variants:
    -llik is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á. Final -e changes to -é.
    barna (“brown”) → barnállik (“to appear in brown color”)
    fekete (“black”) → feketéllik (“to appear in black color”)
    -allik is added to back vowel words
    nyíl (“arrow”) → nyilallik (“(of pain) to stab, to feel like a dagger”)
    -ollik is added to some back vowel words
    torok (“throat”) → torkollik (“to end in something”)
    -ellik is added to front vowel words
    szög (“angle”) → szögellik (“to stretch out at an angle”)

Derived terms
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See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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