óvatoskodik

Hungarian

Etymology

óvatos (cautious) + -kodik (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈoːvɒtoʃkodik]
  • Hyphenation: óva‧tos‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

óvatoskodik

  1. (intransitive, derogatory) to be overly careful or cautious (to take excessive precautions even if it is not necessary)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • óvatoskodás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • odaóvatoskodik

Further reading

  • óvatoskodik 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
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