pót-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pot"

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from pótol by splitting the verb ending -ol. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoːt]
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Prefix

pót-

  1. (noun prefix) spare, additional, supplementary, substitute
    pót- + ‎kerék (wheel) → ‎pótkerék (spare tire)

Derived terms

Other nouns
  • pótágy
  • pótdíj
  • pótkocsi
  • pótkötet
  • pótkulcs
  • pótmérkőzés
  • pótszék
  • pótvizsga

References

  1. ^ pót- in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.