Meaning of -ész | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).
   morpheme, personal, suffix
2. Added to a noun or a verb to form a noun denoting an occupation.
   morpheme
3. Forms nouns and adjectives from verb or nouns.
   morpheme
4. Forms diminutives.
   diminutive, morpheme, slang, suffix
5. flat (♭), lowered by one semitone (e.g. desz, esz, gesz)
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“nyelv (“language”) + -ész → nyelvész (“linguist”)”

“fénykép (“photo”) + -ész → fényképész (“photographer”)”

“épít (“to build”) + -ész → építész (“architect”)”

“fest (“to paint”) + -esz → festesz (“you paint, you are painting”)”

“eresz (“eaves”)”

“kollégium (“dormitory”) + -esz → kolesz”

“pulóver (“pullover”) + -esz → pulesz”

“Károly (“Charles”) + -esz → Karesz”

“vagány (“cool”) + -esz → vagesz”

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