kóddal

Kóddal is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun kód, meaning code, cipher, password, or identification code. It is used in Finnish-like phrasing to express the means or instrument by which an action is done, similar to “with a code” in English.

In Hungarian, the instrumental case is generally formed with the suffix -val/-vel, and for stems ending in a consonant this often leads to forms that combine with -dal/-del. For the word kód, the combination with the instrumental suffix yields kóddal, with the consonant in the stem doubling before the suffix. This reflects standard assimilation patterns in Hungarian noun inflection and does not change the underlying meaning of code.

Usage of kóddal typically appears in contexts involving access control, security, or cryptographic references. Examples include: Az ajtót kóddal nyitották. (They opened the door with a code.) A fiókhoz csak kóddal lehet hozzáférni. (Access to the file is possible only with a code.) In these sentences, kóddal functions to indicate the means by which the action is performed, rather than the code itself as a noun.

See also: kód, the base noun from which kóddal is derived. For related linguistic notes, Hungarian instrumental forms often involve suffixes -val/-vel or their consonant-altered variants like -dal/-del, depending on the stem.