Formáitól

Formáitól is a Hungarian postpositioned phrase meaning “from its forms.” It is formed from the noun forma (form) with the plural possessive marker and the postpositional suffix -tól, and it functions to indicate origin or source in relation to the inflected forms of a word. The expression is primarily used in linguistic, philological, and descriptive contexts to refer to material, data, or observations derived from the set of forms a word can take.

Morphology and usage: The base word is forma (form). In possessive form the phrase can appear as formái to denote “its forms,” and the suffix -tól adds the sense of “from.” The resulting phrase formáitól acts as a postposed adverbial-like element in a sentence, indicating source or basis tied to the word’s forms. In practice, it is used to describe data or conclusions that come from examining or comparing the word’s inflected variants.

Examples:

- A formáitól származó adatok alapján összegezték a szó ragozási mintáit. (Based on data from its forms, they summarized the word’s inflection patterns.)

- A kutató a formáitól függő morfológiai kategóriákat vizsgálta. (The researcher studied morphology categories that depend on its forms.)

Notes:

- Formáitól is a formal, technical expression common in academic linguistic writing and is less likely to appear in everyday language.

- The construction illustrates how Hungarian combines form-noun meanings with possessive and postpositional markers to express nuanced relations such as source, origin, or basis.