-sdi

See also: SDI

Hungarian

Etymology

-s (“adjective suffix”) +‎ -di (“diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒdi]

Suffix

-sdi

  1. Added to a word to form a noun to indicate playful, non-serious actions.
    háború (“war”) → háborúsdi (“playing soldiers”)
    A gyerekek egyik kedvenc játéka a háborúsdi volt. - One of the favorites of the children was to play soldiers.

Usage notes

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

Category Hungarian nouns suffixed with -sdi not found

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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