kísér

See also: kiser

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Ugric *kećɜ- (to track, pursue)[1] + -r (frequentative suffix).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkiʃeːr], [ˈkiːʃeːr]
  • Hyphenation: kí‧sér
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Verb

kísér

  1. (transitive) to accompany (to go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with)
    Synonym: vele megy/jön/tart (to go/come along)
  2. (transitive, intransitive, music) to accompany (to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition)

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • átkísér
  • bekísér
  • elkísér
  • felkísér
  • hazakísér
  • kikísér
  • lekísér
  • odakísér
  • végigkísér
  • visszakísér

References

  1. Entry #1774 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. kísér 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

  • kísér 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
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