Lábban

Lábban is a Hungarian noun inflection form used to express location inside the leg. It is the inessive (locative) form of the word láb, which can mean leg or foot depending on context. In Hungarian, the locative case is formed with the suffix -ban/-ben, so the singular form becomes lábban and the plural form becomes lábakban, meaning “in the leg” and “in the legs,” respectively.

Usage and meaning

Lábban is used to indicate that something is located within the leg or the leg region. It appears in medical, anatomical, or descriptive language, as well as in everyday speech when referring to sensations, injuries, or conditions affecting the leg. Examples:

- A fájdalom a lábban van. (The pain is in the leg.)

- A seb a lábban található. (The wound is located in the leg.)

The plural form lábakban expresses the same idea for more than one leg.

Related forms and distinctions

Lábban contrasts with other locative forms such as lábon, which expresses a different spatial relation (often interpreted as on or at the leg/foot, depending on context). The choice of locative form depends on the intended meaning (inside the leg vs. on the leg). The base láb also forms related terms and compounds, such as lábujj (toe) or lábbeli (footwear).

Summary

Lábban is the singular inside-the-leg locative form of láb, used to denote that something is located within the leg area. Its plural Lábakban means “in the legs.” It illustrates how Hungarian uses the suffix -ban/-ben to encode location in body-part nouns.