termékenyít

Hungarian

Etymology

From termékeny (fertile) + -ít (causative verb-forming suffix), from ter(e)m (to yield, produce, bear) + -ékeny (adjective-forming suffix expressing ability).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛrmeːkɛɲiːt]
  • Hyphenation: ter‧mé‧ke‧nyít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

termékenyít

  1. (transitive, rare, literary, except with a prefix) to fertilize, impregnate, inseminate, fecundate (repeatedly or continuously, unless when specified with an adverb)
    Middle-voice counterpart: termékenyül
  2. (transitive, figurative, chiefly as a present participle) to enrich

Usage notes

This form normally occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • termékenyítés
  • termékenyíthető
  • termékenyítőseminal” → termékenyítőleg

Further reading

  • termékenyít 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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