Nyelvvel

Nyelvvel is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun nyelv, meaning tongue or language. In Hungarian grammar, the instrumental case marks the instrument or means by which an action is performed, and it is formed with the suffix -val or -vel. When the base ends in a consonant, the suffix begins with a consonant, and the combination often results in a doubled consonant, as in nyelvvel.

Morphology and spelling: The noun nyelv takes the instrumental suffix -val/-vel, with selection guided by general suffix rules. Since nyelv ends with the consonant v, the suffix is -vel, producing the orthographic form nyelvvel. This pattern illustrates how Hungarian forms instrumental constructions and how consonant endings interact with the instrumental suffix.

Function and usage: The instrumental case is used to express the instrument or means by which an action is carried out. It can refer to physical tools, but also to languages or tongues when those are treated as the means of performing an action or conveying information. The exact interpretation depends on context, and nyelvvel typically appears in constructions where the tongue or language is conceptually implicated as a means.

Etymology and related forms: Nyelvvel derives from nyelv (tongue, language) plus the instrumental suffix -val/-vel. The phenomenon of doubling the final consonant with the initial consonant of the suffix is a characteristic orthographic feature of forming nyelvvel.

See also: Hungarian grammar, instrumental case, suffixes val and vel, language and tongue in Hungarian.