fejlik

Hungarian

Etymology

fejt + -lik (frequentative-reflexive suffix)[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛjlik]
  • Hyphenation: fej‧lik
  • Rhymes: -ɛjlik

Verb

fejlik

  1. (intransitive, archaic, poetic, of a flower) to burst, unfold
    Synonym: feslik
  2. (intransitive, archaic, poetic, of clothing) to come unstitched
    Synonyms: feslik, bomlik
  3. (intransitive, archaic, poetic) to develop, turn into someone or something

Conjugation

In subjunctive mood, the corresponding forms of fejlődik are used.

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • felfejlik
  • kifejlik
  • lefejlik

References

  1. fejlik 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.)
  2. fejt in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

  • fejlik 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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