Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

kendő +‎ -z (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛndøːz]
  • Hyphenation: ken‧dőz
  • Rhymes: -øːz

Verb edit

kendőz

  1. (transitive, literary, slightly derogatory) to cover, hide, paint, conceal (to cover one's face with cosmetics, foundation, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figurative, derogatory) to whitewash, conceal, hide (to cover over errors or bad actions)
    Synonyms: palástol, leplez

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

(With verbal prefixes):

References edit

  1. ^ kendőz 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

  • kendőz 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