herdál

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Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from hord (to carry) +‎ -ál (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

herdál

  1. (transitive) to squander, waste (to carelessly spend wealth, money)
    Synonym: pazarol

Usage notes

The verb herdál without the perfective prefix el- usually refers to a gradual process in the sense of the verb. With the perfective prefix, elherdál indicates that the process is (was, will be) completed and a final state is achieved.

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ herdál 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.

Further reading

  • herdál 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