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Appendix:Variations of "b" Hungarian Etymology From hu fiu-pro *-mp. In the Proto-Hungarian period it became -b due to regular phonetic change, then later lengthened to hu -bb. Cognates include fi -mpi.61 -bb Suffix hu suffix hu comparative suffix somewhat archaic yhu suffixes with archaic senses -er, more still used in compound verb-forming suffixes hu idős old idősb older, senior hu külön separate különb superior split from the original hu súlyos serious, grave súlyosbodik to become graver hu súlyos serious, grave súlyosbít to make graver, aggravate hu öreg old (archaic: grand, great) öregbít to enhance, bolster [reputation], literally “to make greater” hu helyes correct, right helyesbít to rectify hu kevés few, little [in quantity] kevésbé less [to less extent/degree], hu kevesbít to lessen hu utol at the end obsolete utóbb originally hu utolb later Usage notes Derived terms :Category:Hungarian comparative adjectives See also Appendix:Hungarian suffixes References Lushootseed Suffix lut suffix Suffix involved in formation of agent-oriented intransitive verb stems Veps Etymology 1 From vep urj-fin-pro *-pi. Suffix vep suffix inflectional suffixes Suffix of the third-person singular. Etymology 2 From vep urj-fin-pro *-pa. Suffix 1 vep no longer productive -ing; forms a secondary present active participle of a few verbs. Inflection -ba Derived terms vep vep -dab