-kol
See also: kol, Kol, KOL, kòl, köl, and -köl
Hungarian
Etymology
-k (semelfactive suffix) + -o- + -l (frequentative suffix)
Suffix
-kol
- (frequentative suffix) Often added to a sound-imitative root to form a verb to indicate repetitive action.
- tudakol (“to ask, query, inquire”)
Usage notes
- No longer productive. It is used only in a few words. Harmonic variants:
- -kol is added to back vowel words
- -kel is added to unrounded front vowel words
- -köl is added to rounded front vowel words
- See also the frequentative suffix variants -kál/-kél.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-kol' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -kol'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -kol</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes