-delem

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See also: delem

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Formed in the Old Hungarian era either from -d (frequentative suffix) +‎ -elem (noun-forming suffix), or from -del (frequentative suffix) +‎ -em (noun-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [dɛlɛm]
  • Hyphenation: de‧lem

Suffix[edit]

-delem

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form an abstract noun.

Usage notes[edit]

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -dalom is added to back-vowel words
    -delem is added to front-vowel words
    -adalom same as -dalom with a linking vowel
    -odalom same as -dalom with a linking vowel
    -edelem same as -delem with a linking vowel

Declension[edit]

In some of the declined forms -delem will change to -delm.

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -delem -delmek
accusative -delmet -delmeket
dative -delemnek -delmeknek
instrumental -delemmel -delmekkel
causal-final -delemért -delmekért
translative -delemmé -delmekké
terminative -delemig -delmekig
essive-formal -delemként -delmekként
essive-modal
inessive -delemben -delmekben
superessive -delmen -delmeken
adessive -delemnél -delmeknél
illative -delembe -delmekbe
sublative -delemre -delmekre
allative -delemhez -delmekhez
elative -delemből -delmekből
delative -delemről -delmekről
ablative -delemtől -delmektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-delemé -delmeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-deleméi -delmekéi
Possessive forms of -delem
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -delmem -delmeim
2nd person sing. -delmed -delmeid
3rd person sing. -delme -delmei
1st person plural -delmünk -delmeink
2nd person plural -delmetek -delmeitek
3rd person plural -delmük -delmeik

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ -delem in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)