-zat
See also: zat, zať, 'zat, and žať
Hungarian
Etymology
-z (verb-forming suffix) + -at (noun-forming suffix)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɒt]
Suffix
-zat
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form an abstract noun or a collective noun.
- homlok (“forehead”) → homlokzat (“façade”)
Usage notes
- (noun-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -zat is added to back vowel nouns
- -zet is added to front vowel nouns
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-zat' title='Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -zat'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -zat</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