félemlít

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Hungarian

Etymology

Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries, from fél (to be afraid).[1] Possibly coined by the analogy of verbs formed with the instantaneous suffix -eml(ik) (cf. szűrszüremlik etc.) +‎ -ít (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

félemlít

  1. (transitive, rare, archaic without its prefix) to intimidate, terrify, terrorize

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ fél in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.