-beni

See also: beni, bení, and béni

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ben (“in”, case suffix) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix), an unusual and irregular form since in Hungarian no other suffix can be appended after the case ending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛni]
• Hyphenation: be‧ni

Suffix

-beni

1. (adjective-forming suffix) A rare and unproductive suffix, found only in lexicalized forms.

   ‎természet (“nature”) + ‎-beni → ‎természetbeni (“in kind”)

Usage notes

• (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:

  -bani is added to back-vowel words

  -beni is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -beni

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes