tamáskodik

Hungarian

Etymology

From the proper name Tamás (Thomas) + -kodik. Derives from Thomas the Apostle's disbelief of the resurrection of Christ, akin to the English expression doubting Thomas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒmaːʃkodik]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧más‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

tamáskodik

  1. (intransitive) to disbelieve, to have doubts
    Synonym: kételkedik

Conjugation

Further reading

  • tamáskodik 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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