törleszt

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

törleszt

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • törlesztés
  • törlesztetlen
  • törlesztget
  • törleszthetetlen
  • törleszthető

(With verbal prefixes):

  • letörleszt

References

  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.)

Further reading

  • törleszt 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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