leges-

Hungarian

Etymology

leg- (prefix to form the superlative of adjectives) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛɡɛʃ]
  • Hyphenation: le‧ges

Prefix

leges-

  1. (exaggerative-forming prefix) the very ……-est. Used with superlative adjectives to create the exaggerated form.
    zöld (“green”) → zöldebb (“greener”) → legzöldebb (“greenest”) → legeslegzöldebb (“the very greenest”)

Derived terms
  • Category:Hungarian exaggerated adjectives

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

References
  1. leges- 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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