könnyezik

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Hungarian

Etymology

From könny (tear) +‎ -ezik (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

könnyezik

  1. (intransitive, literary) to weep, cry
    Synonyms: könnyeket hullat, sír, itatja az egereket
  2. (intransitive, of eyes) to water (to secrete tears due to strong light, chemicals, fumes, inflammation, etc.)
    Könnyezik a szemem, amikor hagymát vágok.My eyes water when I chop onions.
    Nem tudok olvasni. Könnyezik a szemem.I can't read. My eyes are watering.

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Further reading

  • könnyezik 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
  • könnyezik 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).