-aszt

See also: ászt

Hungarian

Etymology

From -sz (frequentative suffix) + -t (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒst]

Suffix

-aszt

1. (causative suffix) Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to form a transitive verb.

   Synonyms: -at/-et, -tat/-tet, -jt/-ajt/-ejt, -ít, -dít, (obsolete in this sense) -t

   ‎múlik (“to pass”) + ‎-aszt → ‎mulaszt (“to miss, i.e. to make or let something pass”)

   ‎lyuk (“hole”) + ‎-aszt → ‎lyukaszt (“to punch a hole”)

Usage notes

• (causative suffix) Variants:

  -aszt is added to back-vowel words

  -eszt is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  -öszt is added to rounded front-vowel words

• Many stems that use -aszt also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ad:

  akaszt (“to hang something”) → akad (“to get stuck, get hung”)

  horpaszt (“to make a dent”) → horpad (“to get dented”)

  olvaszt (“to melt something”) → olvad (“to melt”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -aszt

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes