leplez

Hungarian

Etymology

From lepel (“wrap”) +‎ -ez (verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlɛplɛz]
Hyphenation: lep‧lez
Rhymes: -ɛz

Verb

leplez

(transitive) to hide, conceal, disguise, mask, cover up (to hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret)
Synonyms: takargat, palástol, kendőz, álcáz, fedez, véka alá rejt, titokban tart

Nem tudtam leplezni a meglepetésemet. ― I couldn't conceal my surprise.
(transitive, military) to camouflage (to hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks)
Synonym: álcáz

Conjugation

conjugation of leplez

Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indicative mood	Present	Indef.	leplezek	leplezel	leplez	leplezünk	lepleztek	lepleznek
		Def.	leplezem	leplezed	leplezi	leplezzük	leplezitek	leplezik
		2nd-p. o.	leplezlek	―
	Past	Indef.	lepleztem	lepleztél	leplezett	lepleztünk	lepleztetek	lepleztek
		Def.	lepleztem	leplezted	leplezte	lepleztük	lepleztétek	leplezték
		2nd-p. o.	lepleztelek	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. leplezni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	leplezék	leplezél	lepleze	leplezénk	leplezétek	leplezének
		Def.	leplezém	leplezéd	leplezé	leplezénk	leplezétek	leplezék
		2nd-p. o.	leplezélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. leplez vala, leplezett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	leplezendek	leplezendesz	leplezend	leplezendünk	leplezendetek	leplezendenek
		Def.	leplezendem	leplezended	leplezendi	leplezendjük	leplezenditek	leplezendik
		2nd-p. o.	leplezendelek	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	lepleznék	lepleznél	leplezne	lepleznénk	lepleznétek	lepleznének
		Def.	leplezném	lepleznéd	leplezné	lepleznénk (or lepleznők)	lepleznétek	lepleznék
		2nd-p. o.	lepleznélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. leplezett volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	leplezzek	leplezz or leplezzél	leplezzen	leplezzünk	leplezzetek	leplezzenek
		Def.	leplezzem	leplezd or leplezzed	leplezze	leplezzük	leplezzétek	leplezzék
		2nd-p. o.	leplezzelek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. leplezett légyen
Infinitive	leplezni		lepleznem	leplezned	lepleznie	lepleznünk	lepleznetek	leplezniük
Other forms	leplezés		leplező	leplezett	leplezendő	leplezve (leplezvén)		lepleztet
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

potential conjugation of leplez

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indicative mood	Present	Indef.	leplezhetek	leplezhetsz	leplezhet	leplezhetünk	leplezhettek	leplezhetnek
		Def.	leplezhetem	leplezheted	leplezheti	leplezhetjük	leplezhetitek	leplezhetik
		2nd-p. o.	leplezhetlek	―
	Past	Indef.	leplezhettem	leplezhettél	leplezhetett	leplezhettünk	leplezhettetek	leplezhettek
		Def.	leplezhettem	leplezhetted	leplezhette	leplezhettük	leplezhettétek	leplezhették
		2nd-p. o.	leplezhettelek	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	leplezheték	leplezhetél	leplezhete	leplezheténk	leplezhetétek	leplezhetének
		Def.	leplezhetém	leplezhetéd	leplezheté	leplezheténk	leplezhetétek	leplezheték
		2nd-p. o.	leplezhetélek	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. leplezhet vala, leplezhetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	leplezhetendek or leplezandhatok	leplezhetendesz or leplezandhatsz	leplezhetend or leplezandhat	leplezhetendünk or leplezandhatunk	leplezhetendetek or leplezandhattok	leplezhetendenek or leplezandhatnak
		Def.	leplezhetendem or leplezandhatom	leplezhetended or leplezandhatod	leplezhetendi or leplezandhatja	leplezhetendjük or leplezandhatjuk	leplezhetenditek or leplezandhatjátok	leplezhetendik or leplezandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	leplezhetendelek or leplezandhatlak	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	leplezhetnék	leplezhetnél	leplezhetne	leplezhetnénk	leplezhetnétek	leplezhetnének
		Def.	leplezhetném	leplezhetnéd	leplezhetné	leplezhetnénk (or leplezhetnők)	leplezhetnétek	leplezhetnék
		2nd-p. o.	leplezhetnélek	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. leplezhetett volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	leplezhessek	leplezhess or leplezhessél	leplezhessen	leplezhessünk	leplezhessetek	leplezhessenek
		Def.	leplezhessem	leplezhesd or leplezhessed	leplezhesse	leplezhessük	leplezhessétek	leplezhessék
		2nd-p. o.	leplezhesselek	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. leplezhetett légyen
Inf.	(leplezhetni)		(leplezhetnem)	(leplezhetned)	(leplezhetnie)	(leplezhetnünk)	(leplezhetnetek)	(leplezhetniük)
Positive adjective			leplezhető	Neg. adj.	leplezhetetlen	Adv. part.	(leplezhetve / leplezhetvén)

Derived terms

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References

^ leplez 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.)
^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN