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Hungarian
Etymology
From -sz (frequentative suffix) + -t (causative suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eszt
- (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
- éber (“awake”) + -eszt → ébreszt (“to wake 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
- Many stems that use -eszt, also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ed:
- ébreszt (“to wake someone”) → ébred (“to wake”)
- süllyeszt (“to sink something”) → süllyed (“to sink”)
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