-sdi

See also: SDI

Hungarian

Etymology

From -s (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ -di (diminutive suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʒdi]

Suffix

-sdi

(nominal-forming suffix) Added to a noun or a present participle to form a noun or an adjective, indicating playful, non-serious actions or depreciatingly those considered pointless or reckless.
‎háború (“war”) + ‎-sdi → ‎háborúsdi (“playing soldiers”)

A gyerekek egyik kedvenc játéka a háborúsdi volt. ― One of the favorites of the children was to play soldiers.
- 2022, a Facebook post by Vakmajom:^[1]
  a szöveg (…) leplezetlenül mutatja, hogy a deviza-leértékelősdi/elinflálósdi milyen mélyen beleivódott a dél-amerikai szokásokba.
  the text (…) blatantly demonstrates how deeply the (reckless) currency devaluation/inflation is ingrained in the South American habits.

Usage notes

During the Hungarian language reform, the -sdi suffix was used to create several other types of words such as ósdi (adjective) and élősdi (noun).

Derived terms

Category Hungarian nouns suffixed with -sdi not found

References

^ -sdi 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.)

[1] -sdi 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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