-skedik

Hungarian

Etymology

-s (adjective-forming suffix) + -kedik (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃkɛdik]

Suffix

-skedik

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun or an adjective to create an intransitive verb to express that someone behaves or acts like the base word. The verbs often have a pejorative meaning.
    hülye (idiot)hülyéskedik (to act foolishly)

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -skodik is added to back vowel words
    -skedik is added to unrounded front vowel words
    -sködik is added to rounded front vowel words

Derived terms

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See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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