Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1832. From alap (base) +‎ -oz (verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlɒpoz]
  • Hyphenation: ala‧poz
  • Rhymes: -oz

Verb edit

alapoz

  1. (transitive) to lay the foundation of (a building)
  2. (transitive) to base on, build upon (to establish a basis for something: -ra/-re)
    Mire alapoztad a döntésedet?What was your decision based on?
  3. (transitive) to prime (to apply the first coat of primer paint)
  4. (intransitive, sports) to train (to do the groundwork and train according to plan before the competition season)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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References edit

  1. ^ alapoz in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
  2. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • alapoz 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
  • alapoz in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)