-atal

See also: atal and åtal

Hungarian

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -tal (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒtɒl]

Suffix

-atal

1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.

   ‎behoz (“to bring in”) + ‎-atal → ‎behozatal (“import”)

Usage notes

• (noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -tal is added to back-vowel words

  -tel is added to front-vowel words

  -atal same as -tal with a linking vowel

  -etel same as -tel with a linking vowel

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -atal

behozatal

hivatal

hozatal

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes