English

Suffix

-all

1. Obsolete spelling of -al

   line + ‎-all → ‎lineall

   base + ‎-all → ‎basall

   cranium + ‎-all → ‎craniall

Usage notes

If the root word ended in l, the variant -ar was often used instead. Sometimes both forms were found: linear, lineall.

Suffix

-all

1. Relating to the whole of something.

   catch-all

   end-all

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒlː]

Suffix

-all

1. (instantaneous suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing instantaneous action. It is no longer productive in this sense.

   fuvall ‎(“to blow (wind)”)

2. (verb suffix) Added to an adjective to form a verb meaning "to consider/find/think as". In this sense, it is still productive.

   sok ‎(“many”) → sokall ‎(“to find something too much”)

Usage notes

• (all senses) Harmonic variants:

  -ll is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á.

  drága ‎(“expensive”) → drágáll ‎(“to find something expensive”)

  -all is added to back vowel words

  -ell is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes