Suffixekkel

Suffixekkel is a Hungarian term that translates to "with suffixes" and is used in linguistics to describe how words change form through affixation at the end of the base. The concept highlights the role of suffixes in encoding grammatical information such as case, number, possession, tense, mood, and aspect. In Hungarian and other agglutinative languages, suffixekkel is a core feature of morphology, often resulting in long word forms built from a stem plus a sequence of suffixes.

Suffixes can be inflectional, changing a word's grammatical function without altering its basic meaning, or derivational, forming new words. In Hungarian, suffixes attach in a chain, with vowel harmony and occasional consonant changes affecting which forms are acceptable. Examples include: "ház" (house) with the suffix -ban to form "házban" (in the house); "házak" (houses) with the plural suffix -ak/-ek; and "házam" (my house) with the possessive suffix -am. For verbs, suffixes mark person and tense, as in "írok" (I write) or "írtam" (I wrote).

The term suffixekkel thus emphasizes the multiplicative role of suffixes in word-building and grammar, particularly in languages with rich suffixation systems. It is a common topic in descriptive grammar, language acquisition, and computational morphology.

See also: suffix, inflection, agglutinative language.