"-b" meaning in Hungarian

See -b in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-mp. In the Proto-Hungarian period it became -b due to regular phonetic change, then later lengthened to -bb. Cognates include Finnish -mpi. Etymology templates: {{inh|hu|fiu-pro|*-mp}} Proto-Finno-Ugric *-mp, {{cog|fi|-mpi}} Finnish -mpi Head templates: {{head|hu|suffix}} -b
  1. (comparative suffix, somewhat archaic) -er, more (still used in compound verb-forming suffixes) Tags: archaic, comparative, morpheme, suffix
    Sense id: en--b-hu-suffix-oUfpUer2 Categories (other): Hungarian entries with incorrect language header, Hungarian suffixes with archaic senses, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 18 39 8 35
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "18 39 8 35",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "idős (“old”) + -b → idősb (“older, senior”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "külön (“separate”) + -b → különb (“superior”, split from the original)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "súlyos (“serious, grave”) + -b → súlyosbodik (“to become graver”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "súlyos (“serious, grave”) + -b → súlyosbít (“to make graver, aggravate”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "öreg (“old (archaic: grand, great)”) + -b → öregbít (“to enhance, bolster [reputation], literally “to make greater””)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "helyes (“correct, right”) + -b → helyesbít (“to rectify”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kevés (“few, little [in quantity]”) + -b → kevésbé (“less [to less extent/degree]”), kevesbít (“to lessen”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "utol (“at the end”, obsolete) + -b → utóbb (“later”, originally utolb)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-er, more (still used in compound verb-forming suffixes)"
      ],
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        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ],
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          "more",
          "more"
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        "(comparative suffix, somewhat archaic) -er, more (still used in compound verb-forming suffixes)"
      ],
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        "suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-b"
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      "args": {
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      },
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        "Hungarian terms inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "külön (“separate”) + -b → különb (“superior”, split from the original)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "súlyos (“serious, grave”) + -b → súlyosbodik (“to become graver”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "súlyos (“serious, grave”) + -b → súlyosbít (“to make graver, aggravate”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "öreg (“old (archaic: grand, great)”) + -b → öregbít (“to enhance, bolster [reputation], literally “to make greater””)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "helyes (“correct, right”) + -b → helyesbít (“to rectify”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kevés (“few, little [in quantity]”) + -b → kevésbé (“less [to less extent/degree]”), kevesbít (“to lessen”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "utol (“at the end”, obsolete) + -b → utóbb (“later”, originally utolb)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-er, more (still used in compound verb-forming suffixes)"
      ],
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        [
          "-er",
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        ],
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          "more",
          "more"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-b"
}

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