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ingerel

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See also: îngerel

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the obsolete verb inger (to enrage, infuriate) +‎ -el (frequentative verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈiŋɡɛrɛl]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ge‧rel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

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ingerel

  1. (transitive) to incite, provoke (to trigger a stimulus, to bring about a reaction, e.g. laughter, sneezing, with -ra/-re)
    Az erős fűszerek tüsszentésre ingereltek.The strong spices made me sneeze.
    A kiskutyák egymást kergették és ez nevetésre ingerelte a gyerekeket.
    The puppies chased each other and this made the children laugh.
  2. (transitive) to irritate, annoy
    Synonyms: bosszant, dühösít, mérgesít

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ingerel 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.

Further reading

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  • ingerel 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