See also: oszt and őszt

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-öszt

  1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or a stem to form a transitive verb.
    Synonyms: -at/-et, -tat/-tet, -jt/-ajt/-ejt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t
    fürdik (to bathe oneself) + ‎-öszt → ‎füröszt (to bathe someone)

Usage notes edit

  • (causative suffix) Variants:
    -aszt is added to back-vowel words
    -eszt is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    -öszt is added to rounded front-vowel words

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ -öszt 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.)