süllyeszt

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the same stem of unknown origin as süllyed (to sink) +‎ -eszt (causative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃyjːɛst]
  • Hyphenation: süly‧lyeszt
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

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süllyeszt

  1. (transitive) to sink (to cause something to descend into liquid)
    Middle-voice counterpart: süllyed
  2. (transitive) to sink (to push something into something)
    A kutya a férfi lábába süllyesztette a fogát.The dog sank its teeth into the man's leg.
  3. (transitive) to put, tuck, thrust, slide (to place somewhere safe or hidden, into the depths of something)
    Órájat a zsebébe süllyesztette.He put his watch in his pocket.
  4. (transitive) to drag down, sink (into something -ba/-be) (to cause a person or a group of people to move down to a lower level)
    Az országot rabszolgaságba süllyesztették.They sunk the country into slavery.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ süllyeszt 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.)

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