Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

elvet (to throw away) +‎ -i (personal suffix) +‎ a (the) +‎ sulyok (mallet) +‎ -ot (accusative suffix), literally to throw away the beater/mallet

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlvɛti ɒ ˈʃujkot]

Verb edit

elveti a sulykot

  1. (idiomatic) to exaggerate, tell a tall story, lay it on thick, draw the longbow
    Synonym: túloz

Conjugation edit

  • For the verb, see the definite conjugation of elvet.
  • The inflected noun sulykot remains unchanged.