-öszt

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-öszt

  1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or a stem to form a transitive verb.
    fürdik (“to bathe oneself”) → füröszt (“to bathe someone”)

Usage notes

  • (causative suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -aszt is added to back vowel words
    -eszt is added to unrounded front vowel words
    -öszt is added to rounded front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -öszt

See also

References

  1. ^ -öszt 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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