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-eszt
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észt
Hungarian
Etymology
From hu -sz frequentative suffix + hu -t causative suffix.
Pronunciation
Suffix
hu suffix verb-forming suffixes
hu causative suffix Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a transitive verb.
hu -at/-et -tat/-tet -jt/-ajt/-ejt -ít -dít obsolete in this sense -t
hu éber awake ébreszt to wake someone
Usage notes
causative suffix Variants:
hu -aszt is added to back-vowel words
hu -eszt is added to unrounded front-vowel words
hu -öszt is added to rounded front-vowel words
Many stems that use -eszt, also use the frequentative intransitive suffix hu -ed:
hu ébreszt to wake someone → hu ébred to wake
hu süllyeszt to sink something → hu süllyed to sink
Derived terms
hu verb
See also
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References