tetéz

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See also: tetez and tétez

Hungarian

Etymology

From tető (top, roof) +‎ -z (verb-forming suffix),[1] the former with an alternating final vowel.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: te‧téz
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Verb

tetéz

  1. (transitive) to compound, add to, make worse (problem, difficulty, mistake)
    Synonyms: növel, fokoz, súlyosbít
    A kánikula csak tetézi a bajt.The heatwave is only compounding the problem / making matters worse.
    A nehézségeit csak tetézte azzal, hogy hazudott a tévedéséről.He only compounded/added to his difficulties by lying about his mistake.

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References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • tetéz 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