-dék

See also: dek

Hungarian

Etymology

From -d (frequentative suffix) +‎ -ék (nominal-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [deːk]

Suffix

-dék

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun to indicate the result of the action. No longer productive.

Usage notes
  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
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    ‎szán (“to pity”) + ‎-dék → ‎szándék (“intention”)
    -dok is added to some back-vowel words
    ‎nyom (“to weigh, press”) + ‎-dok → ‎nyomdok (“footstep, footprint, track”)
    -adék is added to back-vowel words
    ‎hull (“to fall”) + ‎-adék → ‎hulladék (“waste, refuse, garbage”)
    -edék is added to front-vowel words
    ‎söpör (“to sweep”) + ‎-edék → ‎söpredék (“riffraff, mob, rabble”)

Declension

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Possessive forms of -dék
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -dékom -dékaim
2nd person sing. -dékod -dékaid
3rd person sing. -déka -dékai
1st person plural -dékunk -dékaink
2nd person plural -dékotok -dékaitok
3rd person plural -dékuk -dékaik

Derived terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -dék

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References
  1. -dék 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, page 137, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
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