elhallgattat

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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elhallgat (to stop talking, to fall silent) +‎ -tat (causative suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɦɒlɡɒtːɒt]
  • Hyphenation: el‧hall‧gat‧tat
  • Rhymes: -ɒt
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Verb

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elhallgattat

  1. (transitive) causative of elhallgat: to silence, to shut up, to hush, to shush (to make quiet)
    Synonym: elnémít
    Győzelmével végre elhallgattatta a kritikusait.
    With his victory he has finally silenced his critics.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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