Prefixumokkal

Prefixumokkal is a term used in Hungarian linguistic literature to denote “with prefixes.” It is the instrumental plural form of prefixum, a borrowed noun meaning prefix. The term is mainly employed in discussions of morphology, language typology, and linguistic description that focus on word formation using prefixes.

Etymology and form: The base noun prefixum is a Latin loanword used in scholarly Hungarian to refer to a prefix. The plural nominative is prefixumok, and the instrumental plural is prefixumokkal, formed by adding the instrumental suffix -kkal. This suffix follows standard Hungarian patterns for instrumental plural forms after plural nouns. In standard Hungarian, the everyday term for “prefix” is előtag, and prefixum is typical of technical or academic contexts.

Usage: In linguistic analysis, prefixumokkal signals that an analysis, data set, or description involves prefixes. It can appear in phrases such as prefixumokkal ellátott morfológiai leírás (a morphological description with prefixes) or prefixumokkal rendelkező nyelvészeti rendszerek (linguistic systems that employ prefixes). The expression is especially common in cross-linguistic discussions that compare prefix-based versus suffix-based or other affixation types.

Notes: The term is specialized and not widely used outside academic linguistics. It intersects with topics such as affixation, morphology, and linguistic typology, and serves as a precise way to refer to material or analyses that utilize prefixes.

See also: prefix (generally), előtag, suffix, morphology, affixation, linguistic typology.