Hungarian

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Etymology

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anya (mother) +‎ -skodik (to act/behave like, verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒɲaːʃkodik]
  • Hyphenation: anyás‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

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anyáskodik

  1. (intransitive, also derogatory) to mother (to treat an adult like his/her mother, usually with unasked and excessive care; the subject is followed by felett (fölött) or -val/-vel)
    Mindig anyáskodik felettem/velem.She is always mothering me.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • anyáskodik 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
  • anyáskodik in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).