fertőz

Hungarian

Etymology

fertő + -z (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛrtøːz]
  • Hyphenation: fer‧tőz
  • Rhymes: -øːz

Verb

fertőz

  1. (transitive) to infect, contaminate (to transmit pathogens to someone or something)
  2. (intransitive, rare, figuratively) to infect, contaminate (to corrupt or negatively influence morally)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • fertőz 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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