emészt

Hungarian

Etymology

Either from the base word of emik (“to suck”) or from the e- root of eszik (“to eat”) + -eszt (“frequentative-causative suffix”). The -m- inside the word may be a instantaneous suffix.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛmeːst]
  • Hyphenation: emészt

Verb

emészt

  1. (transitive) to digest (food)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • emésztés
  • emészthetetlen
  • emészthető

(Compound words):

(Expressions):

  • emésztési zavar

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elemészt
  • felemészt
  • fölemészt
  • megemészt

Descendants

  • Romanian: mistui

References

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