Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From el- +‎ némít, from néma (mute, dumb, speechless, adjective) +‎ -ít (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlneːmiːt]
  • Hyphenation: el‧né‧mít
  • Rhymes: -iːt
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Verb edit

elnémít

  1. (transitive) to mute, to silence
    Synonym: elhallgattat

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • elnémít 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
  • elnémít 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)