-öszt

See also: oszt and őszt

Hungarian

Etymology

From -sz (frequentative suffix) +‎ -t (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [øst]

Suffix

-öszt

  1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or a stem to form a transitive verb.
    Synonyms: -at/-et, -tat/-tet, -jt/-ajt/-ejt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t
    ‎fürdik (“to bathe oneself”) + ‎-öszt → ‎füröszt (“to bathe someone”)

Usage notes

  • (causative suffix) Variants:
    -aszt is added to back-vowel words
    -eszt is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    -öszt is added to rounded front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -öszt
füröszt

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

  1. ^ -öszt 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.)
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