gyanánt

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Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from gyanó, an earlier variant of gyanú (“suspicion”) +‎ -a (3rd-person singular possessive suffix) +‎ -n (case suffix) +‎ -t (locative suffix). The sequence of changes: gyanó ― gyanóján ― gyanaján ― gyanán + -t for emphasis.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: gya‧nánt
  • Rhymes: -aːnt

Postposition

gyanánt

  1. as, by way of, serving as, so it serves as
    Köszönés gyanánt biccentett egyet. ― He nodded as a greeting.

References

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

Further reading

  • gyanánt 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
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