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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) + -e- + -l (frequentative suffix).
Suffix
-kel
- (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.
- pöfékel (“to puff, to emit smoke in puffs”)
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.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Suffix
-kel
- (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)
- szék (“chair”) + -kel → székkel (“with chair”)
See also