See also: abcug

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Abzug (drawback, subtraction, deduction), from abziehen (to subtract, deduct, pull out).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒpt͡suːɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ab‧cúg
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ

Interjection

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abcúg

  1. (dated) Used to express disapproval or derision: boo!, get out!, begone!
    Synonym: le vele
    Antonym: éljen

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ abcúg in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

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  • abcúg 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
  • abcúg 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).