See also: éjt

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the es- stem of esik (to fall) +‎ -t (causative suffix). [1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛjt]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjt

Verb edit

ejt

  1. (transitive) to drop (to let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on))
    Synonyms: elejt, leejt, kiejt
    Middle-voice counterpart: esik
  2. (transitive) to catch (while hunting)
    Synonyms: elejt, fog, elfog
  3. (transitive) to pronounce
    Synonyms: kiejt, kimond
  4. (transitive, in phrases) to induce someone to a specified situation or state of mind (with -ba/-be or -ul/-ül)
    Synonyms: juttat, okoz, előidéz, kelt, tesz, hoz, kerít, elfog

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References edit

  1. ^ ejt 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

  • ejt 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
  • ejt 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)

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