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-kel

-kel

See also: kel, Kel, kel', -kél, and kēļ

Hungarian

Suffix

-kel

  1. (frequentative suffix) Often added to a sound-imitating stem to form a verb to indicate repetitive action.
    pöfékel ‎(“to puff, to emit smoke in puffs”)

Usage notes

  • No longer productive. It is used only in a few words. Harmonic variants:
    -kol is added to back vowel words
    -kel is added to unrounded front vowel words
    -köl is added to rounded front vowel words
  • See also the frequentative suffix variants -kál/-kél.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-kel'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -kel</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Etymology

-k ‎(“semelfactive suffix”) +‎ -e- +‎ -l ‎(“frequentative suffix”)

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