-let

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English -el.

[edit] Suffix

-let

  1. a diminutive suffix.
  2. In computing, this suffix is also used:

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

-l + -et, created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.

[edit] Suffix

-let

  1. Added to a front vowel noun, adjective etc. to form a noun.
    egy (one)egylet (society, association, club)

[edit] Usage notes

The suffix was created during the Hungarian language reform. The reformers added it to verbs, nouns and other parts of speech.

[edit] See also

In other languages