-eget

See also: eget, éget, and egét

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) + -get (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛɡɛt]

Suffix

-eget

  1. (frequentative suffix) Mostly added to transitive verbs (less frequently to other types of words) to form new verbs denoting repetitive action. It may also change the meaning.
    kér (to ask, request) + -egetkéreget (to beg (alms))

Usage notes

  • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
    -gat is added to back-vowel words
    hall (to hear) + -gathallgat (to listen, to be quiet)
    -get is added to front-vowel words
    beszél (to talk) + -getbeszélget (to chit-chat)
    -ogat is added to back-vowel monosyllabic words
    mos (to wash) + -ogatmosogat (to do the dishes)
    -eget is added to unrounded front-vowel monosyllabic words
    kér (to ask, request) + -egetkéreget (to beg (alms))
    -öget is added to rounded front-vowel monosyllabic words
    üt (to hit, to beat, to strike) + -ögetütöget (to make (small) strikes repeatedly)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -eget

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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