-cs

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Uralic *-tś.[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-cs

  1. (diminutive suffix) Appended to a noun to form a diminutive noun. No longer productive.
    labda (ball) + ‎-cs → ‎labdacs (pill)
  2. (noun-forming suffix) Appended to a verb to form a noun. No longer productive.
    teker (to twist, to wind) + ‎-cs → ‎tekercs (scroll; coil)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ -cs in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)