mérsékel

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From mér (to measure) +‎ -s (frequentative verb-forming suffix) +‎ -ékel (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmeːrʃeːkɛl]
  • Hyphenation: mér‧sé‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

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mérsékel

  1. (transitive) to moderate
  2. (transitive) to tone down (voice)
  3. (transitive) to reduce (price)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ mérsékel in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

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