Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the Old Hungarian verb kész (to urge, prod) +‎ -ít. The -r- is perhaps a frequentative suffix; the role of -ny- is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkeːɲsɛriːt]
  • Hyphenation: kény‧sze‧rít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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kényszerít

  1. (transitive) to force, press, compel someone to do something

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ kényszerít in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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