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-lag
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Appendix:Variations of "lag"
Hungarian
Etymology
1372. From hu -l -g ablative suffix emphatic element y.
Pronunciation
Suffix
hu suffix adverb-forming suffixes
hu adverb-forming suffix -ly. Mainly added to an adjective suffixed with hu -i and to a present participle to form an adverb. In the past, it was added to different parts of speech.
hu egyhangú unanimous egyhangúlag unanimously
hu noun-forming suffix Used only in two nouns: hu átlag average and hu pamlag couch. Both were coined during the Hungarian language reform in the 18th–19th centuries.
Usage notes
adverb-forming suffix Variants:
hu -lag is added to back-vowel words
hu -leg is added to front-vowel words
Derived terms
hu adverb
hu noun
See also
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References