sír-rí

Hungarian

Etymology

Verb-verb compound, sír (to cry) +‎ (to weep)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃiːrːiː]
  • Hyphenation: sír-‧rí
  • Rhymes: -riː

Verb

sír-

  1. (intransitive) to cry for a long time or repeatedly

Conjugation

Both verbs are conjugated independently, always connected with a hyphen.

Further reading

  • sír-rí in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.