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Etymology
Inherited from Latin -ottus (“a kind of”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ot m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ots)
- forms augmentatives
- peix (“fish”) + -ot → peixot (“large fish”)
- peu (“foot”) + -ot → peuot
- clatell (“nape”) + -ot → clatellot
- forms a masculine noun from a feminine noun that is a particular type of the root
- cuixa (“thigh”) + -ot → cuixot (“ham”)
- illa (“island”) + -ot → illot (“islet”)
- ungla (“fingernail”) + -ot → unglot (“cloven hoof”)
- forms a masculine noun from a feminine noun
- abella (“bee”) + -ot → abellot (“drone”)
- merla (“blackbird”) + -ot → merlot (“male blackbird”)
Derived terms
Further reading
Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Old French -et, from Late Latin -ittus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /o/
Noun
-ot m (feminine -ote)
- suffix indicating diminution or affection
References
- Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
- Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-otъ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ot m inan (noun-forming suffix)
- forms masculine nouns, often referring to sounds
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ot in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
French
Etymology
Variant of -et, originally from Burgundy. See Burgundian -ôt. From Vulgar Latin *-ottum.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ot
- A diminutive indicator for certain words, functioning similarly to the more common -et. Used for some names:
- petit + -ot → petiot
- Pierre + -ot → Pierrot
- Charles + -ot → Charlot
Derived terms
- -oter (“diminutive indicator for verbs”)
Hungarian
Etymology
From -o- (linking vowel) + -t (accusative suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ot (accusative case suffix)
- Back-vowel variant of -t. See details there.
- ablak (“window”) → Kinyitotta az ablakot. ― He/she opened the window.
- nagy (“big”) → nagyot sóhajt ― to have a deep sigh
- hat (“six”) → Hány könyvet vettél? - Hatot. ― How many books did you buy? - Six.
Usage notes
- (accusative case suffix): It can be added to nouns, adjectives, numerals and pronouns. Whether a suffix-initial vowel (linking vowel) will be used is hard to predict and thus needs to be learned with each word. A rule of thumb, however, is that older and shorter words tend to incorporate a vowel, rather than simply use -t. Variants:
- -t is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final -o in foreign words changes to -ó-.
- -ot is added to most back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -at is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -et is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öt is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -∅ (zero form), optionally, after possessive suffixes, especially in the singular but sometimes also in the plural (and not infrequently after multiple-possession forms as well), except for the third-person singular (“his/her/its”, -ja/-je) as its omission would not reduce the number of syllables.
Elviszem a kabátom(at/∅), kabátod(at/∅); kabátunk(at/∅), kabátotok(at/∅), kabátjuk(at/∅); kabátjaim(at/∅) etc.- I’ll take my coat, your coat; our coat, your coat, their coat; my coats etc.
- It is also omitted usually from the accusative forms of first- and second-person singular personal pronouns (engem, téged (“me, you”)).
Hungarian case suffixes
| Case
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Back vowel
a, á, o, ó, u, ú
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Front vowel
|
unrounded
e, é, i, í
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rounded
ö, ő, ü, ű
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| nominative
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—
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| accusative
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-t
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| -ot / -at
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-et
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-öt
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| dative
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-nak
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-nek
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| instrumental
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-val
|
-vel
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| causal-final
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-ért
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| translative
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-vá
|
-vé
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| terminative
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-ig
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| essive-formal
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-ként
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| essive-modal
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-ul
|
-ül
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| inessive
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-ban
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-ben
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| superessive
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-n
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| -on
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-en
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-ön
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| adessive
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-nál
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-nél
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| illative
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-ba
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-be
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| sublative
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-ra
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-re
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| allative
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-hoz
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-hez
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-höz
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| elative
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-ból
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-ből
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| delative
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-ról
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-ről
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| ablative
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-tól
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-től
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Note for all endings:
Stem-final -a/-e changes to -á-/-é-, respectively, except before -ként.
alma — almában, but almaként
zene ― zenében, but zeneként
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See also
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-ujëtēk.
Suffix
-ot
- Forms automative passive verbs, which imply the lack of a purposive agent.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the strongest grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
Derived terms
See also
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-utją.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ot
- Alternative form of -et
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-otъ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ot m
- forms masculine nouns, typically sounds
- stukać + -ot → stukot
Conjugation
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- -ot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Seneca
Suffix
-ot
- root for standing
References
- Wallace Chafe (2014) A Grammar of the Seneca Language, University of California Press, page 87
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-otъ.
Suffix
-ot m inan (noun-forming suffix)
- forms masculine nouns, often referring to sounds
- šťukať + -ot → šťukot
- cvakať + -ot → cvakot
- štrngať + -ot → štrngot
- hrkotať + -ot → hrkot
Volapük
Suffix
-ot
- Used to indicate a more concrete or more serious example.
Derived terms