Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From -d (frequentative suffix) +‎ -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) +‎ -l (frequentative suffix) with linking vowels.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-dököl

  1. (frequentative suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form another verb to express the frequent repetition of an action.
    öl (to kill) + ‎-dököl → ‎öldököl (to slaughter, massacre)

Usage notes edit

  • (frequentative suffix) It is used only by a few one-syllable verbs. No longer productive. Variants:
    -dokol is added to back-vowel verbs
    -dekel is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs
    -dököl is added to rounded front-vowel verbs

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ -dököl 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.)