-des

See also: Appendix:Variations of "des"

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dɛʃ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Suffix

-des

  1. (verb-forming suffix) A frequentative suffix added to a monosyllabic verb to form a new verb to express the frequent repetition of an action.

Usage notes
  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -dos is added to back-vowel verbs
    ‎vág (“to cut”) + ‎-dos → ‎vagdos (“to cut up, chop”)
    -des is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs
    ‎ver (“to beat”) + ‎-des → ‎verdes (“to flutter”)
    -dös is added to rounded front-vowel verbs
    ‎lök (“to push once”) + ‎-dös → ‎lökdös (“to jostle, to push aside repetitively”)

Derived terms
Hungarian verbs suffixed with -des

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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