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-beni

-beni

See also: beni, bení, and béni

Hungarian

Suffix

-beni

  1. Used to form adjectives.
    természet ‎(“nature”) → természetbeni ‎(“in kind”)

Usage notes

  • A rare and unproductive suffix, found only in lexicalized forms. Harmonic variants:
    -bani is added to back vowel words
    -beni is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-beni'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -beni</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Etymology

-ben +‎ -i, an unusual and irregular form since in Hungarian no other suffix can be appended after the case ending.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛni]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ni

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