-beni

See also: beni, bení, and béni

Hungarian

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

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' title='Category:Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -beni'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -beni</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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