Hungarian

Suffix

-eszt

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

   éber ‎(“awake”) → ébreszt ‎(“to wake someone”)

Usage notes

• (causative suffix) Harmonic 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 -eszt, also use the frequentative intransitive suffix -ed:

  ébreszt ‎(“to wake someone”) → ébred ‎(“to wake”)

  süllyeszt ‎(“to sink something”) → süllyed ‎(“to sink”)

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes