fenyeget

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from the verb fen + -eget (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛɲɛɡɛt]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧nye‧get

Verb

fenyeget

  1. (transitive) to threaten (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
    Késsel fenyegettek.They threatened me with a knife.
  2. (transitive) to menace, be dangerous
    Hatalmas hullámok fenyegették a hajót.Enormous waves threatened the ship.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • fenyít

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.