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See also: āvāt and -ávat

Hungarian

Etymology

From the av- stem of the obsolete avik (to be absorbed, penetrate) +‎ -at (causative suffix). Doublet of árt.

Pronunciation

Verb

avat

  1. (transitive) to inaugurate (to induct into office with a formal ceremony)
    Synonyms: beiktat, felavat
  2. (transitive) to let in on (on something: -ba/-be) (to disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information)
    Synonym: beavat
  3. (transitive, of clothing) to preshrink (to shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit)

Conjugation

Conjugation of avat
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. avatok avatsz avat avatunk avattok avatnak
def. avatom avatod avatja avatjuk avatjátok avatják
2nd obj avatlak
past indef. avattam avattál avatott avattunk avattatok avattak
def. avattam avattad avatta avattuk avattátok avatták
2nd obj avattalak
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. avatni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. avaték avatál avata avatánk avatátok avatának
def. avatám avatád avatá avatánk avatátok avaták
2nd obj avatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. avat vala, avatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. avatandok avatandasz avatand avatandunk avatandotok avatandanak
def. avatandom avatandod avatandja avatandjuk avatandjátok avatandják
2nd obj avatandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. avatnék avatnál avatna avatnánk avatnátok avatnának
def. avatnám avatnád avatná avatnánk
(or avatnók)
avatnátok avatnák
2nd obj avatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. avatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. avassak avass or
avassál
avasson avassunk avassatok avassanak
def. avassam avasd or
avassad
avassa avassuk avassátok avassák
2nd obj avassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. avatott légyen
infinitive avatni avatnom avatnod avatnia avatnunk avatnotok avatniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
avatás avató avatott avatandó avatva (avatván) avattat
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of avat
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. avathatok avathatsz avathat avathatunk avathattok avathatnak
def. avathatom avathatod avathatja avathatjuk avathatjátok avathatják
2nd obj avathatlak
past indef. avathattam avathattál avathatott avathattunk avathattatok avathattak
def. avathattam avathattad avathatta avathattuk avathattátok avathatták
2nd obj avathattalak
archaic
preterite
indef. avathaték avathatál avathata avathatánk avathatátok avathatának
def. avathatám avathatád avathatá avathatánk avathatátok avathaták
2nd obj avathatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. avathat vala, avathatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. avathatandok
or avatandhatok
avathatandasz
or avatandhatsz
avathatand
or avatandhat
avathatandunk
or avatandhatunk
avathatandotok
or avatandhattok
avathatandanak
or avatandhatnak
def. avathatandom
or avatandhatom
avathatandod
or avatandhatod
avathatandja
or avatandhatja
avathatandjuk
or avatandhatjuk
avathatandjátok
or avatandhatjátok
avathatandják
or avatandhatják
2nd obj avathatandalak
or avatandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. avathatnék avathatnál avathatna avathatnánk avathatnátok avathatnának
def. avathatnám avathatnád avathatná avathatnánk
(or avathatnók)
avathatnátok avathatnák
2nd obj avathatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. avathatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. avathassak avathass or
avathassál
avathasson avathassunk avathassatok avathassanak
def. avathassam avathasd or
avathassad
avathassa avathassuk avathassátok avathassák
2nd obj avathassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. avathatott légyen
infinitive (avathatni) (avathatnom) (avathatnod) (avathatnia) (avathatnunk) (avathatnotok) (avathatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
avatható avathatatlan (avathatva / avathatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

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

Further reading

  • avat in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • avat in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe from a Turkish haut.

Noun

avat m (plural avați)

  1. asp (Aspius aspius, syn. Aspius rapax)

Declension

Declension of avat
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative avat avatul avați avații
genitive-dative avat avatului avați avaților
vocative avatule avaților

Swedish

Verb

avat

  1. supine of ava

Anagrams

Tolai

Alternative forms

  • ava (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun

avat

  1. Second-person plural pronoun: you (many)

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person
exclusive
iau amir
mir
amital
mital
avet
ave1
1st person
inclusive
- dor datal dat
da1
2nd person u amur
mur
amutal
mutal
avat
ava1
3rd person ia
i
dir
di
dital diat
dia1

1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.