mímel

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See also: Mime̩l

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1811. Either from French mime (pantomime actor) or from German Mime, from Latin mimus (mime actor), from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, imitator, actor). With the verb-forming suffix -l. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmiːmɛl]
  • Hyphenation: mí‧mel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb[edit]

mímel

  1. (transitive, literary) to pretend
    Synonyms: színlel, tettet, színészkedik
  2. (transitive, literary, rare) to imitate someone or something
    Synonym: utánoz

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References[edit]

  1. ^ mímel 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]

  • mímel 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