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Hungarian
Etymology
From -t (past-tense suffix) + -ad (second-person singular suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tad
- (past-tense suffix) Forms the second-person singular past tense of verbs (definite conjugation).
- olvas (“to read”) + -tad → olvastad (“you (have/had) read”)
Usage notes
- (past-tense suffix) Variants:
- -tad is added to most back-vowel verbs
- -ted is added to most front-vowel verbs
- -ttad is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)
- -tted is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)
- -ottad is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, nyit, except lát)
- -etted is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
- -ötted is added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (köt, süt, üt)
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish -tat, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.
Suffix
-tad f (noun-forming suffix, plural -tades)
- forms nouns representing the property corresponding to an adjective; -ity
- Synonym: -dad
Derived terms