-kod

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kod]
  • Rhymes: -od

Suffix

-kod

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a monosyllabic verb to form a new verb expressing repetitive action. No longer productive.
    kap (to get, receive) + -kodkapkod (to reach for something repetitively)

Usage notes

  • (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

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -kod

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

  1. -kod 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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