-lag

See also: lag, Lag, LAG, lág, làg, and låg

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1372. From -l (ablative suffix) +‎ -g (emphatic element).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lɒɡ]

Suffix

-lag

  1. (adverb-forming suffix) -ly. Mainly added to an adjective suffixed with -i and to a present participle to form an adverb. In the past, it was added to different parts of speech.
    ‎egyhangú (“unanimous”) + ‎-lag → ‎egyhangúlag (“unanimously”)

Usage notes
  • (adverb-forming suffix) Variants:
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    -leg is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms
Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -lag
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -lag

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References
  1. -lag 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.)
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