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-hetetlen
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Hungarian
Etymology
From hu -het -etlen potential suffix -less, un-, dis- privative suffix suffix.
Pronunciation
hu he tet len
hu ɛn 3
Suffix
hu suffix
hu adjective-forming suffix un- ... -able, ir- ... -able, -less a compound suffix added to a verb to form an adjective
hu -hető
hu ért to understand érthetetlen incomprehensible
hu mér to measure mérhetetlen unmeasurable
hu megfizet to pay megfizethetetlen priceless
Usage notes
adjective-forming suffix Variants:
hu -hatatlan is added to back-vowel words
hu -hetetlen is added to front-vowel words
Declension
-hetetlene e - 1
Derived terms
hu adjective
See also
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References
Borbála Keszler A szóképzés (Derivation)