Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʒdɛk]
  • Hyphenation: es‧dek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

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esik (to fall, here: “to entreat”) (obsolete in this sense) +‎ -dek (frequentative suffix)

Verb

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esdek

  1. (obsolete) to beseech, plead, beg [till 19th c.]
    • 1819, János Horváth, Tisztelet oszlopa, mellyet néhai […] Festetics György ur ö́ excellentiájának […], Aprilis 15-kén 1819. eszt. emelt Horváth János […], page 19:
      Jertek borullyunk az ö́ oltára eleibe, kegyelemért esdekni; bemutatván érette engeſztelö́ áldozatunkat.
      Come let us prostrate ourselves before his altar to supplicate for mercy; offering our atoning sacrifice for him.
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Etymology 2

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esd +‎ -ek (personal suffix)

Verb

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esdek

  1. first-person singular indicative present indefinite of esd

Further reading

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  • esdek 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)

Polish

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Etymology

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From SD +‎ -ek. Compare endek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛz.dɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛzdɛk
  • Syllabification: es‧dek

Noun

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esdek m pers

  1. (colloquial, politics) social democrat
    Synonym: socjaldemokrata

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adjective
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noun

Further reading

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  • esdek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • esdek in Polish dictionaries at PWN