Meaning of -lan | Babel Free
[lɒn]Definitions
Usually added to words ending in the terminative case suffix -ig (“until, till, up to”) and it means the inclusion of the mentioned boundary (not just up to the boundary).
archaic, morpheme, rare
Examples
“életfogytig + -lan → életfogytiglan”
“Az egész falu leégett az utolsó háziglan.”
The entire village burned down to the last house. (No house was spared in the fire.)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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