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-hetetlen

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -het (potential suffix) +‎ -etlen (-less, un-, dis-, privative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hɛtɛtlɛn]
  • Hyphenation: he‧tet‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Suffix

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-hetetlen

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) un- ... -able, ir- ... -able, -less (a compound suffix added to a verb to form an adjective)
    Antonym: -hető
    ért (to understand) + ‎-hetetlen → ‎érthetetlen (incomprehensible)
    mér (to measure) + ‎-hetetlen → ‎mérhetetlen (unmeasurable)
    megfizet (to pay) + ‎-hetetlen → ‎megfizethetetlen (priceless)

Usage notes

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  • (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
    -hatatlan is added to back-vowel words
    -hetetlen is added to front-vowel words

Declension

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Derived terms

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