szemerkél

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

Hungarian

Etymology

szemel (to pick out, sort out) +‎ -kél (frequentative suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

szemerkél

  1. (intransitive, of rain) to drizzle, sprinkle, spit
    Synonyms: szemetel, csepereg, csöpörög, szitál

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ szemerkél 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

  • (to drizzle): szemerkél 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
  • ( to pick and choose by the grain): szemerkél 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