törleszt

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From töröl (to cancel, annul) +‎ -eszt (causative suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtørlɛst]
  • Hyphenation: tör‧leszt
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

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törleszt

  1. (transitive) to repay, amortize, pay off (to pay a debt in installments)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ törleszt 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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