-dék

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See also: dek

Hungarian

Etymology

-d (“frequentative suffix”) + -ék (“nominal suffix”)[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-dék

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun to indicate the result of the action. No longer productive.
    szán (“to pity”) → szándék (“intention”)

Usage notes

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -dék is added to some back vowel words
    -dok is added to some back vowel words
    -adék is added to back vowel words
    -edék is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -dék

See also

References

  1. ^ -dék 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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