óhajt

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

óh (oh) +‎ -ajt (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

óhajt

  1. (transitive, formal) to wish, desire, fancy, long for, yearn for, would like to
    Synonyms: kíván, kér, vágyik, vágyódik, vágyakozik, áhít
    • 1866, János Arany, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (translation of Shakespeare)
      Uram, nehány emléke itt maradt, / Már rég óhajtám visszaküldeni,
      My lord, I have remembrances of yours, / That I have longed long to re-deliver;
    Mit óhajt?What can I do for you? (literally, “What do you desire?”)
    Ahogy óhajtja.As you wish.
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Etymology 2

óhaj (wish) +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Noun

óhajt

  1. accusative singular of óhaj

References

  1. ^ óhajt in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

  • óhajt 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