-talan

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɒlɒn/
• Hyphenation: ta‧lan

Suffix

-talan

1. -less, un-, dis-. A privative suffix added to a noun or an adjective to form adjectives with a meaning of lacking something.

   hajlék (“home”) → hajléktalan (“homeless”)

   boldog (“happy”) → boldogtalan (“unhappy”)

   arány (“proportion”) → aránytalan (“disproportionate”)

Usage notes

• Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -talan is added to back vowel words

  -telen is added to front vowel words

  -tlan is added to back vowel words ending in a vowel

  -tlen is added to front vowel words ending in a vowel

  -atlan is added to back vowel words

  -etlen is added to front vowel words

• Using two different suffix variants with the same stem may result in different meanings:

  gond (“care”) → gondtalan (“carefree”)

  gond (“care”) → gondatlan (“careless”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -talan
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes