See also: āvāt

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the av- stem of the obsolete avik (to be absorbed, penetrate) +‎ -at (causative suffix).[1][2] Doublet of árt.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒvɒt]
  • Hyphenation: avat
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb edit

avat

  1. (transitive) to inaugurate (to induct into office with a formal ceremony)
    Synonyms: beiktat, beavat
  2. (transitive) to let in on (on something: -ba/-be) (to disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information)
  3. (transitive, of clothing) to preshrink (to shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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References edit

  1. ^ avat 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.)
  2. ^ avat in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • avat 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
  • avat 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)

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. Maybe from a Turkish haut.

Noun edit

avat m (plural avați)

  1. Aral asp (Aspius aspius, syn. Aspius rapax)

Declension edit

Swedish edit

Verb edit

avat

  1. supine of ava

Anagrams edit

Tolai edit

Alternative forms edit

  • ava (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun edit

avat

  1. Second-person plural pronoun: you (many)

Declension edit