nyugtat

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as nyugszik + -tat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲuktɒt]
  • Hyphenation: nyug‧tat
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

nyugtat

  1. (transitive) to rest, repose
    Kezeit az asztalon nyugtatta. - She had her hands rest on the table.
  2. (transitive) to calm, still, quiet, reassure, soothe, comfort
    A friss levegő nyugtatja az idegeket. - Fresh air soothes the nerves.
    Synonym: csitít

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • nyugtat 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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