-él

See also: Appendix:Variations of "el"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːl]

Etymology 1

From -é- +‎ -l (nominal-forming suffix).

Suffix

-él

1. (archaic noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.

   ‎köt (“to bind”) + ‎-él → ‎kötél (“rope”)

Usage notes

• (archaic noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ál is added to back vowel verbs

  -él is added to front vowel verbs

• See also the suffix variants -al/-el.

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -él

Etymology 2

From -é- +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix).

Suffix

-él

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb to form a verb to express repetitive action. No longer productive.

   ‎met (“(archaic) to cut out”) + ‎-él → ‎metél (“to mince, chop up into small pieces”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -ál is added to back vowel verbs

  -él is added to front vowel verbs

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -él

Etymology 3

From -é- +‎ -l (personal suffix).

Suffix

-él

1. (personal suffix) Forms the second-person singular indefinite of verbs. It appears in past tense as -tél, in conditional mood present as -nél and in subjunctive mood present as -jél.

   énekel (“to sing”)

   Dalokat énekeltél? ― Did you sing songs?

   Énekelnél valamit? ― Would you sing something?

   Énekeljél valamit! ― Sing something!

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -ál is added to back vowel verbs

  -él is added to front vowel verbs

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes