Hungarian

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Etymology

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From szín (color, here: “look, appearance”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix) +‎ vall (to confess), literally to confess color/appearance.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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színt vall

  1. (idiomatic) to show one’s true colors

Conjugation

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  • For the verb, see vall.
  • The inflected noun színt remains unchanged, but depending on the sentence structure it can stand either before or after the verb.

Derived terms

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See also

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