engesztel

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as enged (to allow) +‎ -eszt (causative suffix) + -el (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: en‧gesz‧tel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

engesztel

  1. (transitive) to appease, conciliate (to dispel anger or hatred)
    Synonyms: békít, békéltet, bocsánatot kér
  2. (transitive) to soften, conciliate, placate, mollify (to alleviate something)
    Synonyms: csillapít, nyugtat, csitít, csendesít

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ engesztel 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

  • engesztel 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
  • engesztel in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).