Hungarian

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Etymology

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From mély (deep) +‎ -eszt (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmeːjɛst]
  • Hyphenation: mé‧lyeszt
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

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mélyeszt

  1. (transitive) to sink (to push teeth, nails into something; used with -ba/-be)
    A kutya a férfi lábába mélyesztette a fogát.The dog sank its teeth into the man's leg.
  2. (transitive) to put, tuck, thrust, slide (to place somewhere safe or hidden, into the depths of something; used with -ba/-be)
    Kezét a zsebébe mélyesztette.He put his hand in his pocket.
  3. (transitive) to gaze, look (to stare intently, to fix one’s eyes into something; used with -ba/-be)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

See also

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References

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

Further reading

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