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-ászat
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Hungarian
Etymology
A compound suffix from hu -ász -at noun-forming suffix denoting an occupation noun-forming suffix to form a collective noun suffix.
Pronunciation
Suffix
hu suffix noun-forming suffixes
hu noun-forming suffix Added to a noun (or rarely a verb) to form a noun, normally the name of an activity, occupation, or trade.
hu hal fish halászat fishing; fishery
hu vad wild animal, game vadászat hunting
hu iszik to drink ivászat drinking spree
Usage notes
noun-forming suffix Variants:
hu -ászat is added to back-vowel words
hu -észet is added to front-vowel words
Declension
-ászato o-ászat ai
Derived terms
hu noun
See also
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes