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-bani

-bani

See also: bani

Hungarian

Suffix

-bani

  1. Used to form adjectives.
    nagy ‎(“large”) → nagybani ‎(“wholesale”)

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_-bani'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -bani</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Etymology

-ban +‎ -i, 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

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