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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Either from -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) +‎ -e- +‎ -d (frequentative suffix), or from the suffix -kedik.[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ked

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a monosyllabic verb to form a new verb expressing repetitive action. No longer productive.
    csíp (to pinch) + ‎-ked → ‎csipked (to pinch repetitively)

Usage notes

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  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -kod is added to back-vowel words
    -ked is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    -köd is added to rounded front-vowel words

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ -ked in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)