Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Of unknown origin. It's possible that it is derived from pót- which is only used as a prefix.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoːtol]
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  • Hyphenation: pó‧tol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb edit

pótol

  1. (transitive) to substitute, to replace (something that cannot be used for some reason)
    Synonyms: helyettesít, kivált

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

(With verbal prefixes):

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • pótol 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