-ódik

See also: -odik, -ödik, and -ődik

Hungarian

Etymology

[after 1416] According to the most accepted view, its origin is the same as the -odik/-edik/-ödik suffix group with a lengthened initial vowel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oːdik]

Suffix

-ódik

1. (verb-forming suffix) Used to form reflexive or passive intransitive verbs.

   zár (“to close, shut”) → záródik (“to close, shut by itself”)

Usage notes

• Harmonic variants:

  -ódik is added to back vowel words

  -ődik is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ódik

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes