tiszteleg

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1842. tisztel (to respect) + -eg (verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtistɛlɛɡ]
  • Hyphenation: tisz‧te‧leg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

tiszteleg

  1. (intransitive) to salute (a formal gesture made in honor of someone or something, usually with the hand or hands in one of various particular positions)
    Synonym: szalutál

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • tisztelgés

References

  1. tiszteleg 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

  • tiszteleg 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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