-eszt

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-eszt

  1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a transitive verb.
    éber (“awake”) → ébreszt (“to wake 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
  • Many stems that use -eszt, also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ed:
    ébreszt (“to wake someone”) → ébred (“to wake”)
    süllyeszt (“to sink something”) → süllyed (“to sink”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -eszt

See also

References

  1. ^ -eszt 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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