-kózik

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See also: -kozik, -közik, and -kőzik

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1519. The most likely explanation is that it is the lengthened variant of -kozik/-kezik/-közik.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kó‧zik

Suffix

-kózik

  1. (verb-forming suffix, rare) Added to a monosyllabic verb to form a reflexive verb.
    zár (to lock something) + ‎-kózik → ‎zárkózik (to lock oneself up)

Usage notes

  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -kózik is added to back-vowel words
    -kőzik is added to front-vowel words

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ -kózik in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)