leges-
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
leg- (prefix to form the superlative of adjectives) + -es (adjective-forming suffix)[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
leges-
- (exaggerative-forming prefix) the very ……-est. Used with superlative adjectives to create the exaggerated form.
- zöld (“green”) → zöldebb (“greener”) → legzöldebb (“greenest”) → legeslegzöldebb (“the very greenest”)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ leges- in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)