Meaning of -u | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to a noun or a proper noun to form a diminutive.
   diminutive, morpheme, suffix
2. Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting possession or similarity. It is used only in parasynthetic compounds, requiring a preceding adjective or a compound structure. Similar in function to English -ed.
   morpheme
3. Found today only in a few words such as homorú (“concave”, adjective), szigorú (“strict”, adjective), nyomorú (“miserable”, adjective).
   morpheme
4. Found today only in a few words such as gyönyörű (“beautiful”, adjective), fésű (“comb”, noun), sűrű (“thick”, adjective).
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“apa (“father”) → apu (“dad”)”

“nagy (“big”) + láb (“foot”) → nagy lábú ember (“a man with big feet / a big-footed man”)”

“vörös (“red”) + haj (“hair”) → vörös hajú (“redheaded”)”

“hét (“seven”) + fej (“head”) → hétfejű sárkány (“seven-headed dragon”)”

“jó szív (“kind heart”) → kind-hearted”

“darázsderekú (“wasp-waisted”)”

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