csillapít

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. It is perhaps derived from an otherwise unattested imitative stem + -ít. The same stem is found in csillapodik (to calm down, diminish) and csillapul (to calm down).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃilɒpiːt]
  • Hyphenation: csil‧la‧pít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb[edit]

csillapít

  1. (transitive) to alleviate, ease, relieve (pain)
  2. (transitive) to appease, quench (hunger, thirst)
  3. (transitive) to calm, quiet, satisfy, soothe

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References[edit]

  1. ^ csillapít 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[edit]

  • csillapít 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
  • csillapít in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)