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Hungarian
Etymology
From -sz (frequentative suffix) + -t (causative suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-aszt
- (causative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a transitive verb.
- Synonyms: -at/-et, -tat/-tet, -jt/-ajt/-ejt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t
- múlik (“to pass”) + -aszt → mulaszt (“to miss, i.e. to make or let something pass”)
- lyuk (“hole”) + -aszt → lyukaszt (“to punch a hole”)
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
- Many stems that use -aszt also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ad:
- akaszt (“to hang something”) → akad (“to get stuck, get hung”)
- horpaszt (“to make a dent”) → horpad (“to get dented”)
- olvaszt (“to melt something”) → olvad (“to melt”)
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