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Hungarian
Etymology
From vér (“blood”) + szem (“eye”) + -et (accusative suffix) + kap (“to get”), literally “to get blood eye”. The compound word vérszem (meaning véres (“bloody”) + szem (“eye”)) is used only in this phrase. It indicates that a sudden emotional impulse often causes redness in the eyes.
Pronunciation
Verb
vérszemet kap
- (idiomatic) to become emboldened in an insolent way (to become demanding and audacious encouraged by an unexpected situation, favorable opportunity, or undeserved success)
- Synonyms: elszemtelenedik, követelővé válik
Conjugation
- For the verb, see kap.
- The inflected noun vérszemet remains unchanged.
References
- ^ vérszem in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
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