Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1855. From ódz, variant of oldoz (to untie, loosen, verb) +‎ -kodik (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈoːt͡skodik]
  • Hyphenation: ódz‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik
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Verb

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ódzkodik

  1. (intransitive) to shrink, to be loath, to be reluctant, to be unwilling (from something/to do something: -tól/-től)
    Synonyms: húzódozik, vonakodik
    A hatékony vezető nem ódzkodik a feladatok delegálásától.An effective leader is not reluctant to delegate tasks.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ódzkodik 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.)

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