-dalom

See also: dalom

Hungarian

Etymology

Formed in the Old Hungarian era either from -d (frequentative suffix) +‎ -alom (noun-forming suffix), or from -dal (frequentative suffix) +‎ -om (noun-forming suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dɒlom]
Hyphenation: da‧lom

Suffix

-dalom

(noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form an abstract noun.
‎fáj (“to hurt”) + ‎-dalom → ‎fájdalom (“pain”)

Usage notes

(noun-forming suffix) Variants:
-dalom is added to back-vowel words

-delem is added to front-vowel words

-adalom same as -dalom with a linking vowel

-odalom same as -dalom with a linking vowel

-edelem same as -delem with a linking vowel

Declension

In some of the declined forms -dalom will change to -dalm.

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	-dalom	-dalmak
accusative	-dalmat	-dalmakat
dative	-dalomnak	-dalmaknak
instrumental	-dalommal	-dalmakkal
causal-final	-dalomért	-dalmakért
translative	-dalommá	-dalmakká
terminative	-dalomig	-dalmakig
essive-formal	-dalomként	-dalmakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	-dalomban	-dalmakban
superessive	-dalmon	-dalmakon
adessive	-dalomnál	-dalmaknál
illative	-dalomba	-dalmakba
sublative	-dalomra	-dalmakra
allative	-dalomhoz	-dalmakhoz
elative	-dalomból	-dalmakból
delative	-dalomról	-dalmakról
ablative	-dalomtól	-dalmaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	-dalomé	-dalmaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	-daloméi	-dalmakéi

Possessive forms of -dalom
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	-dalmam	-dalmaim
2nd person sing.	-dalmad	-dalmaid
3rd person sing.	-dalma	-dalmai
1st person plural	-dalmunk	-dalmaink
2nd person plural	-dalmatok	-dalmaitok
3rd person plural	-dalmuk	-dalmaik

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -dalom

References

^ -dalom in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

[1] -dalom in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

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