-het

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Contents 1 Hungarian 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Suffix 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 See also 2 Norwegian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Suffix 2.3 See also 3 Swedish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Suffix 3.3 References

[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɛt/

[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

[edit] Derived terms

• -hetetlen

[edit] See also

• Category:Hungarian words suffixed with -het
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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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)

[edit] See also

• Category:Norwegian words suffixed with -het

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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.