Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

el- +‎ mos (to wash)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlmoʃ]
  • Hyphenation: el‧mos
  • Rhymes: -oʃ
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Verb edit

elmos (transitive)

  1. to wash up (to clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal)
    Synonym: elmosogat
  2. to wash away (to eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water)
    Synonyms: elvisz, elhord, elsodor
  3. (figurative) to wash out, to rain off (to cancel due to bad weather)
  4. (figurative) to blur (to make indistinct)
    Synonym: elhomályosít

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Further reading edit

  • elmos 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
  • elmos in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

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Noun edit

elmos

  1. plural of elmo