Hungarian

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Etymology

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From meg- +‎ termékenyít, from termékeny (fertile) +‎ -ít (causative verb-forming suffix), from ter(e)m (to yield, produce, bear) +‎ -ékeny (adjective-forming suffix expressing ability).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛktɛrmeːkɛɲiːt]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧ter‧mé‧ke‧nyít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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megtermékenyít

  1. (transitive) to fertilize, impregnate, inseminate, fecundate
    Middle-voice counterpart: megtermékenyül
  2. (transitive, figurative) to enrich

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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