félemlít

Hungarian

Etymology

Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries, from fél (to be afraid).[1] Possibly coined by the analogy of verbs formed with the instantaneous suffix -eml(ik) (cf. szűrszüremlik etc.) + -ít (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfeːlɛmliːt]
  • Hyphenation: fé‧lem‧lít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

félemlít

  1. (transitive, rare, archaic without its prefix) to intimidate, terrify, terrorize

Usage notes

This form normally occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. fél in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
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