-bani

See also: bani

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ban (“in”, case suffix) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix), an unusual and irregular form since in Hungarian no other suffix can be appended after the case ending.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɒni]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ni

Suffix

-bani

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) A rare and unproductive suffix, found only in lexicalized forms.
    ‎nagy (“large”) + ‎-bani → ‎nagybani (“wholesale”)

Usage notes

  • (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
    -bani is added to back-vowel words
    -beni is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -bani
nagybani

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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