Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Lexicalization of (horse) +‎ halálában, from halál (death) +‎ -a (possessive suffix) +‎ -ban (in, inessive case suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈloːɦɒlaːlaːbɒn]
  • Hyphenation: ló‧ha‧lá‧lá‧ban
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Adverb

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lóhalálában (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) at full gallop (driving the horses fast, not sparing them)
  2. (figurative) at breakneck speed, headlong, posthaste, hell-for-leather (with extreme haste, as fast as one can)

References

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  1. ^ lóhalálában in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

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