-beni

See also: beni, bení, and béni

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ben (“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): [bɛni]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ni

Suffix

-beni

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) A rare and unproductive suffix, found only in lexicalized forms.
    ‎természet (“nature”) + ‎-beni → ‎természetbeni (“in kind”)

Usage notes
  • (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
    -bani is added to back-vowel words
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Derived terms
Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -beni

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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