fecsérel

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia imitating the sound of splashing[1][2] + -el (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛt͡ʃeːrɛl]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧csé‧rel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

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fecsérel

  1. (transitive, literary) to squander, waste
    Synonyms: veszteget, elveszteget, pazarol, elpazarol, pocsékol, elpocsékol, tékozol, eltékozol, herdál, elherdál, szór

Usage notes

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The verb fecsérel without the perfective prefix el- usually refers to a gradual process in the sense of the verb. With the perfective prefix, elfecsérel indicates that the process is (was, will be) completed and a final state is achieved.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ fecsérel 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.)
  2. ^ fecsérel in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

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