-dököl

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -d (frequentative suffix) +‎ -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) +‎ -l (frequentative suffix) with linking vowels.[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-dököl

  1. (frequentative suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form another verb to express the frequent repetition of an action.
    ‎öl (“to kill”) + ‎-dököl → ‎öldököl (“to slaughter, massacre”)

Usage notes

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  • (frequentative suffix) It is used only by a few one-syllable verbs. No longer productive. Variants:
    -dokol is added to back-vowel verbs
    -dekel is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs
    -dököl is added to rounded front-vowel verbs

Derived terms

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Hungarian verbs suffixed with -dököl

See also

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References

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  1. ^ -dököl 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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