-dék

See also: dek

Hungarian

Etymology

-d (“frequentative suffix”) + -ék (“nominal suffix”)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deːk]

Suffix

-dék

  1. (noun suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun to indicate the result of the action. No longer productive.
    szán (“to pity”) → szándék (“intention”)

Usage notes

  • (noun suffix) Variants:
    -dék is added to some back vowel words
    -dok is added to some back vowel words
    -adék is added to back vowel words
    -edék is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-d%C3%A9k'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -dék</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

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