-gat

See also: gat, Gat, gát, gât, and gắt

Hungarian

Etymology

From -g (frequentative suffix) + -at (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɒt]

Suffix

-gat

  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.
    hall (to hear) + -gathallgat (to listen, to be quiet)

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 -gat

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

  1. -gat 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.)
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