szentel

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of debated origin:[1]

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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szentel

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ szentel 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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  • szentel 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