végig
See also: végig-
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Lexicalization of vég (“end”) + -ig (“until”, terminative case suffix). For the ending, compare mindig, alig.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
végig
Usage notes edit
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with végig-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see végig-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Derived terms edit
Compound words
Noun edit
végig
References edit
- ^ végig 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
- végig 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