-het

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Suffix

-het

  1. can, could, may, might, be allowed to (possibility suffix added to verbs)
    kér (to request)kérhet (may request, can request)

[edit] Usage notes

Member of the -hat/-het suffix cluster.

  • -hat is added to back vowel verbs
  • -het is added to front vowel verbs

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German -heit. Details: see below (Swedish).

[edit] Suffix

-het

  1. Suffix giving an adjective a nounal meaning; -ness
    kjølig - kjølighet (cool - coolness)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Swedish -het, which is borrowed from Middle Low German -heit. Cognate with Danish -hed, German -heit, Dutch -heid, English -hood.[1]

[edit] Suffix

-het

  1. Suffix giving an adjective a nounal meaning; -ness, -ity
    nödvändig - nödvändighet (necessary - necessity)

[edit] References

  • Notes:
  1. ^ Hellquist, Elof. "Svensk etymologisk ordbok (in Swedish)." URL accessed on 2009-06-21.
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