mélyeszt

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mélyeszt

  1. (transitive) to sink (to push teeth, nails into something)
    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)
    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)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • mélyesztés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • bemélyeszt
  • belemélyeszt
  • elmélyeszt
  • lemélyeszt

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

References

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