-bani

See also: bani

Hungarian

Etymology

-ban +‎ -i, an unusual and irregular form since in Hungarian no other suffix can be appended after the case ending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɒni]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ni

Suffix

-bani

1. Used to form adjectives.

   nagy (“large”) → nagybani (“wholesale”)

Usage notes

• A rare and unproductive suffix, found only in lexicalized forms. Harmonic variants:

  -bani is added to back vowel words

  -beni is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -bani

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes