restell

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

rest +‎ -ell (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

restell

  1. (transitive) to be (slightly) ashamed (of something -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Restellték a tudatlanságukat.They were ashamed of their ignorance.
  2. (transitive) to be lazy, loth to do something
    Aki nem restelli a munkát, az meg tud élni.One who is not afraid of work, will be able to survive.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ restell 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

  • restell 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