-ális

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alis"

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin -alis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːliʃ]

Suffix

-ális

Added to foreign words to create an adjective or a noun.
zseniális (“genial, marked by genius”)

speciális (“special”)

kulturális (“cultural”)

admirális (“admiral”)

Usage notes

According to Attila Mártonfi, -ális is one of the "32 typical, distinguishable foreign word endings, which is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix".^[1]

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ális

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ális

References

^ Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006

[1] Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of PhD Dissertation, Budapest, 2006

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