-obb
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -o- (linking vowel) + -bb (comparative suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-obb
Usage notes
[edit]- (comparative suffix) Variants:
- -b is added to some words ending in a consonant; an archaic variant
- -bb is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -abb is added to most back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -obb is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ebb is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- Aside from the literal, relative sense, the comparative in Hungarian can also have an absolute sense, e.g. nagyobb is not necessarily “larger” but also “somewhat large”, “fairly large”, “largish”, “a little on the large side” (but not truly large). This sense is already lexicalized in the case of több, which doesn’t only mean “more” but also “several, multiple” (though not “many”).
Declension
[edit]| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -obb | -obbak |
| accusative | -obbat | -obbakat |
| dative | -obbnak | -obbaknak |
| instrumental | -obbal | -obbakkal |
| causal-final | -obbért | -obbakért |
| translative | -obbá | -obbakká |
| terminative | -obbig | -obbakig |
| essive-formal | -obbként | -obbakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | -obban | -obbakban |
| superessive | -obbon | -obbakon |
| adessive | -obbnál | -obbaknál |
| illative | -obba | -obbakba |
| sublative | -obbra | -obbakra |
| allative | -obbhoz | -obbakhoz |
| elative | -obból | -obbakból |
| delative | -obbról | -obbakról |
| ablative | -obbtól | -obbaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
-obbé | -obbaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
-obbéi | -obbakéi |