-reg

See also: reg, Reg, rég, and reg-

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛɡ]

Suffix

-reg

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a stem – often an onomatopoeia – to form a verb expressing a repetitive action.

   csepereg (“to drizzle”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -rog is added to back vowel words

  -reg is added to unrounded front vowel words

  -rög is added to rounded front vowel words

Derived terms

Category Hungarian verbs suffixed with -reg not found

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes