Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Either from -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) +‎ -o- +‎ -d (frequentative suffix), or from the suffix -kodik.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-kod

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a monosyllabic verb to form a new verb expressing repetitive action. No longer productive.
    kap (to get, receive) + ‎-kod → ‎kapkod (to reach for something repetitively)

Usage notes edit

  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -kod is added to back-vowel words
    -ked is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    -köd is added to rounded front-vowel words

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ -kod 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.)