Gyökökkel

Gyökökkel is the plural instrumental form of the Hungarian noun gyök, meaning “roots.” The instrumental case in Hungarian marks means, instrumentality, or accompaniment, and when the noun is plural, the suffix is rendered as -kkal/-kkel. Because gyökök ends with -ök, attaching the instrumental suffix yields gyökökkel, a form that often shows assimilation with the preceding consonant, resulting in a double k.

Usage of gyökökkel occurs when listing parts or features that are present together or used together. For example, a sentence like: A növény gyökökkel és levelekkel rendelkezik, meaning “The plant has roots and leaves,” uses gyökökkel to denote the accompanying part “roots.” In more technical or mathematical writing, gyökökkel can also convey meaning along the lines of “with roots” or “using roots,” such as kifejezést gyökökkel számolunk, meaning “we compute the expression with roots.”

In relation to other root-related terms, gyökökkel is distinct from gyökér, which is the common word for a root in botany or linguistics. Gyökökkel tends to appear in grammatical discussions or contexts where plural roots are being enumerated or referenced as an instrumental means or accompaniment.

See also: Hungarian grammar; instrumental case; suffix -kkal/-kkel.