-sdi
See also: SDI
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From -s (adjective-forming suffix) + -di (diminutive suffix).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-sdi
- (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a noun or a present participle to form a noun or an adjective, indicating playful, non-serious actions or depreciatingly those considered pointless or reckless.
- háború (“war”) + -sdi → háborúsdi (“playing soldiers”)
- A gyerekek egyik kedvenc játéka a háborúsdi volt. ― One of the favorites of the children was to play soldiers.
- 2022, a Facebook post by Vakmajom:[1]
- a szöveg (…) leplezetlenül mutatja, hogy a deviza-leértékelősdi/elinflálósdi milyen mélyen beleivódott a dél-amerikai szokásokba.
- the text (…) blatantly demonstrates how deeply the (reckless) currency devaluation/inflation is ingrained in the South American habits.
Usage notes edit
During the Hungarian language reform, the -sdi suffix was used to create several other types of words such as ósdi (adjective) and élősdi (noun).
Derived terms edit
Category Hungarian nouns suffixed with -sdi not found
See also edit
References edit
- ^ -sdi 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.)