csillapít

Hungarian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. It is perhaps derived from an otherwise unattested imitative stem +‎ -ít. The same stem is found in csillapodik (“to calm down, diminish”) and csillapul (“to calm down”). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃilɒpiːt]
  • Hyphenation: csil‧la‧pít

Verb

csillapít

  1. to alleviate, ease, relieve (pain)
  2. to appease, quench (hunger, thirst)
  3. to calm, quiet, satisfy, soothe

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • csillapítás
  • csillapítatlan
  • csillapíthatatlan

(With verbal prefixes):

  • lecsillapít

References

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