Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the verb ül (to sit) +‎ -edik.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈylɛpɛdik]
  • Hyphenation: üle‧pe‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ɛdik

Verb

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ülepedik

  1. (intransitive) to settle, to be deposited (as sediment)

Usage notes

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The verb ülepedik without the perfective prefix le- usually refers to a gradual process in the sense of the verb. With the perfective prefix, leülepedik indicates that the process is (was, will be) completed and a final state is achieved.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ ülepedik 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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  • (to settle): ülepedik 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
  • ([dialectal] to be seated [on horseback]): ülepedik 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