köpköd

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Hungarian

Etymology

köp (to spit) +‎ -köd (frequentative verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkøpkød]
  • Hyphenation: köp‧köd

Verb

köpköd

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to spit (something) repetitively, splutter
    Ne köpködj a padlóra!Don't spit on the floor!
    Köhögött és a port köpködte.He coughed and spat dust.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to spit, spew
    A mozdony köpködte a gőzt és a kormot.The locomotive spat steam and soot.
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to spit (to utter something in an angry manner)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ köpköd 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.)