befolyás

== Hungarian == === Etymology === be +‎ folyás, a calque of German Einfluss. Cognate with Polish wpływ through calquing German. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛfojaːʃ] Hyphenation: be‧fo‧lyás === Noun === befolyás (usually uncountable, plural befolyások) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) influence, leverage, clout, sway (power to affect, control or manipulate) Hypernym: hatalom (long-term) influence Synonyms: hatás, kihatás synonym of befolyásolás (“influencing”) Synonyms: ráhatás, beavatkozás verbal noun of befolyik: influx, inflow, inflood (the act of flowing in or (of money) coming in) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Appendix:Hungarian words with ly === References === === Further reading === befolyás 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. befolyás in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).