elsüllyeszt

Hungarian

Etymology

el- + süllyeszt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlʃyjːɛst]
  • Hyphenation: el‧süly‧lyeszt
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

elsüllyeszt

  1. (transitive) to sink (to cause something to descend into liquid)
  2. (transitive) to put, tuck, thrust, slide (to place somewhere safe or hidden, into the depths of something)
    Óráját elsüllyesztette a zsebébe.He tucked his watch in his pocket.

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

Further reading

  • elsüllyeszt 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
  • elsüllyeszt listed as an example at section II. 4b. of el 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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