-oll

Hungarian

Etymology

-o- +‎ -ll

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”) → nagyoll (“to find something too big”)

Usage notes
  • (all senses) Harmonic variants:
    -ll is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á.
    drága (“expensive”) → drágáll (“to find something expensive”)
    -oll is added to a few back-vowel words
    nagy (“big”) → nagyoll (“to find something too big”)
    -all is added to most back-vowel words
    sok (“many”) → sokall (“to find something too much”)
    -ell is added to front-vowel words
    kevés (“few”) → kevesell (“to find something too little or insufficient”)

Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-oll' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -oll'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -oll</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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