szentel

Hungarian

Etymology

Of debated origin:[1]

  1. From the noun szent (saint) + -el (verb-forming suffix).
  2. Borrowed from a Slavic language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛntɛl]
  • Hyphenation: szen‧tel

Verb

szentel

  1. (transitive) to dedicate, to devote (for a purpose)
  2. (transitive) to consecrate

Conjugation

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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