Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the obsolete visszál (to change, to turn to the contrary) +‎ -kodik (reflexive suffix), from the adverb vissza (back) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈvisaːjkodik]
  • Hyphenation: vi‧szály‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb edit

viszálykodik

  1. (intransitive, reciprocal) to feud, contend, quarrel
    Synonyms: ellenségeskedik, háborúskodik, hadakozik, torzsalkodik

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

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