szünetel

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1835. From szünet (pause, break) +‎ -el (verb-forming suffix), from szűnik (to cease) +‎ -et (noun-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: szü‧ne‧tel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

szünetel

  1. (intransitive) to be paused/suspended/discontinued (of an activity or process: to be interrupted for a certain period of time)
    A nyári hónapokban rendszerint szünetel az oktatás.Education is usually suspended during the summer months.

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References

  1. ^ szünetel 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.

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