Hungarian
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Etymology
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What relation to the -ít causative suffix?”)
Pronunciation
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-ejt
- (verb-forming suffix) Added to a verb or a stem to form a causative verb.
- Synonyms: -at/-et, -tat/-tet, -aszt/-eszt/-öszt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t
- felejt (“to forget”)
Usage notes
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- (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -jt is added to a stem ending in a vowel
- -ajt is added to a back-vowel word
- -ejt is added to a front-vowel word
Derived terms
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See also
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