-tal

See also: tal, Tal, tál, tâl, tål, -tál, tala, taal, Taal, tall, and Tall

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɒl]
• Rhymes: -ɒl

Etymology 1

Suffix

-tal

1. (noun suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.

   iszik (“to drink”) → ital (“beverage”)

Usage notes

• (noun suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -tal is added to back-vowel words

  -tel is added to front-vowel words

  -atal same as -tal with a linking vowel

  -etel same as -tel with a linking vowel

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -tal

Etymology 2

Suffix

-tal

1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)

   pont (“point, dot”) → ponttal (“with [a] point”)

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes