Talk:használ

Etymology
This is a really strange word. The words suffixed with -ál are normally from Latin, and are pairs of English -ate verbs, like gratulál (gatulate), integrál (integrate), navigál (navigate) etc.

Használ is obviously not one of these. The only thing I can think of is this: The suffix may not be -ál, but rather -nál. Note that haszon uses a form hasz-, as in hasztalan (may it come from hozni?). -on may be the stressing suffix, like in ezen ember. Compare with sajnál, which may be a cognate of sajog according to my dictionary. Besides sajnál and használ, I can not think of any verb ending with -ál/-nál suffix that did not came from Latin.

This were my initial thoughts based on guesswork. What do etymological dictionaries have to say? Qorilla 13:31, 25 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh I see now thanks to your edits at -ál. The -ál in dobál is the suffix here. Qorilla 13:41, 25 July 2009 (UTC)