fenyeget

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fenyeget. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fenyeget, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fenyeget in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fenyeget you have here. The definition of the word fenyeget will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offenyeget, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from the verb fen +‎ -eget (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: fe‧nye‧get
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

fenyeget

  1. (transitive) to threaten (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
    Késsel fenyegettek.They threatened me with a knife.
  2. (transitive) to menace, be dangerous for, endanger, impend over, hang over, jeopardize
    Hatalmas hullámok fenyegették a hajót.Enormous waves threatened the ship.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ fenyeget 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

  • fenyeget 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
  • fenyeget 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).