emészt

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Hungarian

Etymology

Either from the base word of emik (to suck) or from the e- root of eszik (to eat) + -eszt (frequentative-causative suffix). The -m- inside the word may be an instantaneous suffix.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

emészt

  1. (transitive) to digest (food)

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Romanian: mistui

References

  1. ^ emészt 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

  • emészt 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
  • emészt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).