-kel

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) +‎ -e- +‎ -l (frequentative suffix).

Suffix

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-kel

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root to form a verb to indicate repetitive action. No longer productive. It is used only in a few words.
    pöfékel (to puff, to emit smoke in puffs)
Usage notes
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  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -kol is added to back-vowel words
    -kel is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    -köl is added to rounded front-vowel words
    -ákol is added to some other back-vowel words
    -ékol is added to yet other back-vowel words
    -ékel is added to unrounded front-vowel words
  • See also the frequentative suffix variants -kál/-kél.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-kel

  1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (with)
    szék (chair) + ‎-kel → ‎székkel (with [a] chair)

See also

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