Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From töröl (to cancel, annul) +‎ -eszt (causative suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtørlɛst]
  • Hyphenation: tör‧leszt
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb edit

törleszt

  1. (transitive) to repay, amortize, pay off (to pay a debt in installments)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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References edit

  1. ^ törleszt 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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