-kel

See also: kel, Kel, kel', -kél, and kēļ

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

Suffix

-kel

  1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)
    ‎szék (“chair”) + ‎-kel → ‎székkel (“with [a] chair”)

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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