-kel

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kel"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛl]
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

From -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) +‎ -e- +‎ -l (frequentative suffix).

Suffix

-kel

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root to form a verb to indicate repetitive action. No longer productive. It is used only in a few words.

   pöfékel (“to puff, to emit smoke in puffs”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -kol is added to back-vowel words

  -kel is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  -köl is added to rounded front-vowel words

  -ákol is added to some other back-vowel words

  -ékol is added to yet other back-vowel words

  -ékel is added to unrounded front-vowel words

• See also the frequentative suffix variants -kál/-kél.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -kel

Etymology 2

Suffix

-kel

1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)

   ‎szék (“chair”) + ‎-kel → ‎székkel (“with [a] chair”)

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes