-kás

Hungarian

Etymology

-ka (“diminutive suffix”) +‎ -s (“adjective-forming suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaːʃ]

Suffix

-kás

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) Appended to an adjective to form a new adjective expressing easement or reduction of the original quality, -ish.
    hosszú (“long”) → hosszúkás (“longish”)

Usage notes

  • (adjective-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -kás is added to back vowel verbs
    -kés is added to front vowel verbs

Derived terms

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See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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