See also: alapit

Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1792. From alap (base) +‎ -ít (transitive verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlɒpiːt]
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  • Hyphenation: ala‧pít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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alapít

  1. (transitive) to found, establish, set up, start (to start something such as an institution or organization)
    Synonyms: létrehív, megalakít
  2. (transitive) to start (to create one's own family and household)
    családot alapítto start a family
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to base on (to ground an opinion, a conclusion, etc., on something: -ra/-re)
    Synonyms: épít, alapoz
    Mire alapítod a véleményedet?What do you base your opinion on?

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ alapít 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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  • alapít 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
  • alapít 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)