-kol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kol"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -k (obsolete instantaneous suffix) ‎ -o- ‎ -l (frequentative suffix).

Suffix

-kol

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.

   tudakol (“to ask, query, inquire”)

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 -kol

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes