Hungarian

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Etymology

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térd (knee) +‎ -e- +‎ -p (instantaneous suffix) + -el (frequentative suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈteːrdɛpɛl]
  • Hyphenation: tér‧de‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

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térdepel

  1. (intransitive) to kneel

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ térdepel 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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