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See also: āvāt

Hungarian

Etymology

From the av- stem of the obsolete avik (to be absorbed, penetrate) +‎ -at (causative suffix).[1][2] Doublet of árt.

Pronunciation

Verb

avat

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

Conjugation

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 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
  • avat 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).

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe from a Turkish haut.

Noun

avat m (plural avați)

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

Declension

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