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Hungarian
Etymology
From -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) + -ö- + -l (frequentative suffix).
Suffix
-köl
- (frequentative suffix) Added to an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root to form a verb to indicate repetitive action. No longer productive. It is used only in a few words.
- fröcsköl (“to sprinkle”)
Usage notes
- (frequentative suffix) Variants:
- -kol is added to back-vowel words
- -kel is added to unrounded front-vowel words
- -köl is added to rounded front-vowel words
- -ákol is added to some other back-vowel words
- -ékol is added to yet other back-vowel words
- -ékel is added to unrounded front-vowel words
- See also the frequentative suffix variants -kál/-kél.
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