mérsékel

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From mér (to measure) +‎ -s (frequentative verb-forming suffix) +‎ -ékel (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmeːrʃeːkɛl]
  • Hyphenation: mér‧sé‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

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mérsékel

  1. (transitive) to moderate
  2. (transitive) to tone down (voice)
  3. (transitive) to reduce (price)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ mérsékel in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading

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