Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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fel- (up) +‎ szív (to suck, verb)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlsiːv]
  • Hyphenation: fel‧szív
  • Rhymes: -iːv
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Verb

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felszív

  1. (transitive) to absorb, to suck up, to soak up (to take in fluid)
    Synonym: magába szív
    Mennyi vizet tud felszívni ez a szivacs?How much water can this sponge absorb?
  2. (transitive) to sniff, snort, inhale (to inhale drugs in powder form through the nose)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • felszív 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