bénít

See also: Bénit and bénit

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1604. From béna (lame) + -ít (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbeːniːt]
  • Hyphenation: bé‧nít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

bénít

  1. (transitive, of a body part) to paralyze, cripple
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to paralyze, incapacitate, immobilize
    Synonyms: akadályoz, korlátoz, zavar

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • lebénít
  • megbénít
  • bénul

References

  1. bénít 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.)

Further reading

  • bénít in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bénít in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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