Hungarian

Suffix

-köl

1. (frequentative suffix) Often added to a sound-imitating stem to form a verb to indicate repetitive action.

   fröcsköl ‎(“to sprinkle”)

Usage notes

• No longer productive. It is used only in a few words. Harmonic variants:

  -kol is added to back vowel words

  -kel is added to unrounded front vowel words

  -köl is added to rounded front vowel words

• See also the frequentative suffix variants -kál/-kél.

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes