öblít

See also: oblit

Hungarian

Etymology

Possibly from an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ít (frequentative-causative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈøbliːt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: öb‧lít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

öblít

  1. (transitive) to rinse (to wash something quickly using water and no soap)
  2. (transitive) to rinse (to remove soap from something using water)
  3. (transitive) to gargle (to clean a specific body cavity by gargling; almost always throat or mouth)
  4. (transitive) to flush (to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • öblítés
  • öblíthető
  • öblítő

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elöblít
  • kiöblít
  • leöblít
  • megöblít
  • öblöget

References

  1. öblít 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

  • öblít 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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