-eszt

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From -sz (frequentative suffix) + -t (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-eszt

  1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a transitive verb.
    Synonyms: -at/-et, -tat/-tet, -jt/-ajt/-ejt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t
    ‎éber (“awake”) + ‎-eszt → ‎ébreszt (“to wake someone”)

Usage notes[edit]

  • (causative suffix) Variants:
    -aszt is added to back-vowel words
    -eszt is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    -öszt is added to rounded front-vowel words
  • Many stems that use -eszt, also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ed:
    ébreszt (“to wake someone”) → ébred (“to wake”)
    süllyeszt (“to sink something”) → süllyed (“to sink”)

Derived terms[edit]

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -eszt

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ -eszt in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
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