áld

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See also: ald, âld, and åld.

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *alɜ- (to recite an incantation, cast a spell on, enchant)[1] + -d (frequentative suffix).[2] Cognates include Erzya алтамс (altams, to vow). Possibly related to átkoz (to curse, damn); for the change of meaning, compare e.g. Latin sacer.[2]

Pronunciation

Verb

áld

  1. (transitive) to bless

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Entry #9 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. 2.0 2.1 áld 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

  • áld 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
  • áld in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).