-let

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Middle English, from Middle French -el, from Latin -ellus + Middle French -et, from Latin -ittus, both diminutive suffixes. Replaced Middle English -el, from Old English -el, -il.

Suffix [edit]

-let

  1. a diminutive suffix; for example:

Derived terms [edit]


Hungarian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Suffix [edit]

-let

  1. Added to different parts of speech to form a noun.
    rész (part)részlet (detail)
    keres (to search)kereslet (demand (in economics))
    egy (one)egylet (society, association, club)

Usage notes [edit]

  • Member of the following suffix cluster:
    -lat is added to a back vowel word
    -let is added to a front vowel word

See also [edit]