-ejt

Hungarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛjt]

Suffix

-ejt

1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to a verb or a stem to form a causative verb.

   Synonyms: -at/-et, -tat/-tet, -aszt/-eszt/-öszt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t

   felejt (“to forget”)

Usage notes

• (verb-forming suffix) Variants:

  -jt is added to a stem ending in a vowel

  -ajt is added to a back-vowel word

  -ejt is added to a front-vowel word

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ejt

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes