Hungarian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

am (a variant of ám) +‎ ott (there)[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

amott

  1. there, over there (it refers to a place farther from the speaker, even farther than indicated with ott (there))
    Ott két hajót látok, amott pedig hármat.I see two ships there, and three over there.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ amott 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.)

Further reading edit

  • amott 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
  • amott 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)