terít

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See also: terit and térít

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root as tereget and terül +‎ -ít (causative suffix). [1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛriːt]
  • Hyphenation: te‧rít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb[edit]

terít

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to set (to arrange the table with dishes and cutlery)
  2. (transitive) spread, spread out, lay out (onto, into something: lative suffixes)
    A székre terítette a kabátját.He laid his coat on the chair.
  3. (transitive, business) to distribute
    Synonyms: eloszt, szétoszt
  4. (intransitive, card games) to lay (out/down), put (down) one's cards on the table (usually as a sign of having won the game)
    Synonyms: kirak, felfed

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

(With verbal prefixes):

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
  2. ^ terít 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[edit]

  • terít 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