-só

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -s (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ -ó (adjective-forming suffix). The parts cohered in the Ancient Hungarian period.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃoː]

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Suffix

-só

1. (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a noun or a stem to form an adjective.

   alsó (“bottom”)

   hátsó (“back”)

   utolsó (“last”)

Usage notes

• (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:

  -só is added to back-vowel words

  -ső is added to front-vowel words

• The superlative form of the produced adjective is leg-…-só. The usual -bb suffix is added only in exceptional cases:

  alsó - alsóbb - legalsó - legeslegalsó

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -só

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes