félemlít

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries, from fél (to be afraid).[1] Possibly coined by the analogy of verbs formed with the instantaneous suffix -eml(ik) (cf. szűrszüremlik etc.) +‎ -ít (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfeːlɛmliːt]
  • Hyphenation: fé‧lem‧lít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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félemlít

  1. (transitive, rare, archaic without its prefix) to intimidate, terrify, terrorize

Usage notes

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This form normally occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ fél in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.