zsörtölődik

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -töl (frequentative suffix) + -ődik (frequentative-reflexive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒørtøløːdik]
  • Hyphenation: zsör‧tö‧lő‧dik
  • Rhymes: -øːdik

Verb

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zsörtölődik

  1. (intransitive) to nag (to continuously remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters)
    Synonyms: dohog, zsémbel, zsémbeskedik, morog, mérgeskedik, zúgolódik, elégedetlenkedik

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ zsörtölődik 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

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