Típussal

Típussal is a Hungarian grammatical form that functions as the instrumental case of the noun típus, meaning “type” or “model.” It is used to express the means, instrument, or method by which an action is performed, roughly corresponding to English “with a type” or “using a type.” The form typically appears in technical or formal language when a type or model is involved as a tool or basis for an activity.

Morphology and orthography: The instrumental suffix used with típus is -ssal, which yields típussal. This pattern arises because típus ends with a consonant cluster that triggers the subdued or linked form of the instrumental suffix. The suffix attaches directly to the stem, and in compounds the whole stem carries the suffix, as in prototípussal (with a prototype). The spelling reflects standard Hungarian phonology and orthography, and there is no separate space between típus and the suffix.

Usage and register: Típussal is most common in technical writing, research reports, engineering documents, and other formal discourse where a specific type or model is being used as a means or reference. It can indicate both means (the tool or method provided by a type) and accompaniment (being with a particular type in a given context). In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler constructions such as using a different instrumental form or other expressions of means.

See also: Hungarian grammar, Instrumental case (eszkoz-eset), típus.