-ott

See also: ott, Ott, OTT, ött, o.t.t., and -ött

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [otː]

Suffix

-ott

  1. (locative suffix) in (used to form the locative case)
    Kaposvár (“a Hungarian city”) → Kaposvárott (“in Kaposvár”)
  2. (past participle suffix) -ed, -t. Used to form the past participle of a verb.
    mos (“to wash”) → a mosott ruhák (“the washed clothes”)
  3. (past tense suffix) -ed, -t. Used to form the past tense of a verb.
    hoz (“to bring”) → ételt hozott (“she brought food”)

Usage notes
  • (locative suffix) It is used only in a few city/town names along with the inessive case or superessive case. It can also be observed in a few local adverbs and postpositions (itt, ott). It is no longer productive. Harmonic variants:
    -t
    -tt is added to words ending in a vowel
    -ott is added to back vowel words
    -ett is added to unrounded front vowel words
    -ött is added to rounded front vowel words
  • (past participle and past tense suffix) Variants:
    -t
    -tt is added to verbs ending in a vowel (sző, nő, fő, lő, ró, rí)
    -ott is added to back vowel verbs
    -ett is added to unrounded front vowel verbs
    -ött is added to rounded front vowel verbs

See also
  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Category:Hungarian past participles
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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