Hungarian

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Etymology

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fertő +‎ -z (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛrtøːz]
  • Hyphenation: fer‧tőz
  • Rhymes: -øːz

Verb

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fertőz

  1. (transitive) to infect, contaminate (to transmit pathogens to someone or something)
  2. (intransitive, rare, figuratively) to infect, contaminate (to corrupt or negatively influence morally)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Further reading

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  • fertőz 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