-het

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɛt/

Suffix

-het

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

   felejt (“to forget”) → felejthet (“may forget, can forget”)

Usage notes

Member of the -hat/-het suffix cluster.

-hat is added to back vowel verbs

-het is added to front vowel verbs

Derived terms

• -hetetlen

See also

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

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Norwegian

Etymology

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

Suffix

-het

1. Suffix giving an adjective a nounal meaning; -ness

   kjølig - kjølighet (cool - coolness)

See also

[+] Norwegian words suffixed with -het

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Suffix

-het

1. Productive suffix giving an adjective a nounal meaning; -ness, -ity

   nödvändig - nödvändighet (necessary - necessity)

Derived terms

[+] Swedish words suffixed with -het