szentel

Hungarian

Etymology

Of debated origin:[1]

  1. From the noun szent (saint) + -el (verb-forming suffix).
  2. Borrowed from a Slavic language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛntɛl]
  • Hyphenation: szen‧tel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Homophone: szenttel

Verb

szentel

  1. (transitive) to dedicate, to devote (for a purpose)
  2. (transitive) to consecrate

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • felszentel
  • megszentel

References

  1. szentel 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

  • szentel 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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