Hungarian

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Etymology

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minta +‎ -z (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmintaːz]
  • Hyphenation: min‧táz
  • Rhymes: -aːz

Verb

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mintáz

  1. (transitive, of a sculptor) to model, shape (to form into a particular shape)
  2. (transitive, of fabric) to pattern (to apply a design as decoration on a fabric)
    gyümölcsökkel mintázott asztalterítőtablecloth patterned with fruits

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Further reading

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  • mintáz 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