éleszt

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Hungarian

Etymology

él (to live) +‎ -eszt[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: éleszt
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

éleszt

  1. (transitive, of a human) to revive, resuscitate
    Middle-voice counterpart: éled
  2. (transitive, of fire) to stir up, poke
    Middle-voice counterpart: éled
  3. (transitive, of conflict) to stir up, foment
    Middle-voice counterpart: éled

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ éleszt 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

  • éleszt 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
  • éleszt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).