érdemel

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Hungarian

Etymology

érdem +‎ -el[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ér‧de‧mel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

érdemel

  1. (transitive) to deserve, to merit
    Mit érdemel az a bűnös, akinek a záloga a kezemben van?What does that criminal deserve whose pledge is in my hand? (part of a game of forfeits)

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ érdemel 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

  • érdemel 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
  • érdemel 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).