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visel

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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visel

  1. masculine singular past active participle of viset

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the vi- stem of visz (to carry) +‎ -sel (frequentative suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈviʃɛl]
  • Hyphenation: vi‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

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visel

  1. (transitive, of clothing) to wear, have on (the object is in accusative case -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Kalapot visel.He is wearing a hat.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to bear, endure, suffer
    Jól viselte a fájdalmat.He/she endured the pain well.
  3. (reflexively, as viseli magát, with definite conjugation, dated, formal) to behave, to handle oneself (well or badly)
    Synonym: viselkedik
    Jól viselte magát?Did he/she behave well?

Usage notes

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For the sense of wearing clothes, see rajta.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ visel 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.)
  2. ^ visel in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

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  • visel 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