-dék
See also: dek
Hungarian
Etymology
-d (“frequentative suffix”) + -ék (“nominal suffix”)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [deːk]
Suffix
-dék
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun to indicate the result of the action. No longer productive.
- szán (“to pity”) → szándék (“intention”)
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -dék is added to some back vowel words
- -dok is added to some back vowel words
- -adék is added to back vowel words
- -edék is added to front vowel words
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-d%C3%A9k' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -dék'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -dék</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN