Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the archaic vigaszt (to heal, to cheer up) + -al (causative suffix). The verb vigaszt is from víg (happy) +‎ -aszt.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈviɡɒstɒl]
  • Hyphenation: vi‧gasz‧tal
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb

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vigasztal

  1. (transitive) to console, solace, comfort

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ vigasztal 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.)

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