öblít

See also: oblit

Hungarian

Etymology

Possibly from an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ít (frequentative-causative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈøbliːt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: öb‧lít

Verb

öblít

  1. (transitive) to rinse (to wash something quickly using water and no soap)
  2. (transitive) to rinse (to remove soap from something using water)
  3. (transitive) to gargle (to clean a specific body cavity by gargling; almost always throat or mouth)
  4. (transitive) to flush (to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • öblítés
  • öblíthető
  • öblítő

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elöblít
  • kiöblít
  • leöblít
  • megöblít
  • öblöget

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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