Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1833. From őr (guard, noun) +‎ -ködik.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈøːrkødik]
  • Hyphenation: őr‧kö‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ødik
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Verb

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őrködik

  1. (intransitive) to stand guard, to keep watch (over something/someone: felett (fölött) or -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Az ombudsman őrködik a polgárok jogai felett.The ombudsman stands guard over the rights of citizens.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ őrködik 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.)

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