-kel

See also: kel, Kel, kel', -kél, and kēļ

Hungarian

Etymology

-k (semelfactive suffix) +‎ -e- +‎ -l (frequentative suffix)

Suffix

-kel

1. (frequentative suffix) Often added to a sound-imitative root to form a verb to indicate repetitive action.

   pöfékel (“to puff, to emit smoke in puffs”)

Usage notes

• No longer productive. It is used only in a few words. Harmonic variants:

  -kol is added to back vowel words

  -kel is added to unrounded front vowel words

  -köl is added to rounded front vowel words

• See also the frequentative suffix variants -kál/-kél.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -kel

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes