romlik

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an unattested stem + -lik.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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romlik

  1. (intransitive) to worsen, deteriorate, go wrong, go off
    Antonym: javul
    Active-voice counterpart: ront
  2. (intransitive) to be devalued, depreciate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ romlik 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

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  • romlik 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