See also: oblit

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ít (frequentative-causative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈøbliːt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: öb‧lít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb edit

öblít

  1. (transitive) to rinse (to wash something quickly using water and no soap)
  2. (transitive) to rinse (to remove soap from something using water)
  3. (transitive) to gargle (to clean a specific body cavity by gargling; almost always throat or mouth)
  4. (transitive) to flush (to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ öblít 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 edit

  • öblít 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