holott

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Hungarian

Etymology

hol +‎ ott[1]

Pronunciation

Conjunction

holott

  1. (literary) though, although, albeit, whereas, but
  2. (archaic) for, since
    • 1846, János Arany, Toldi, canto 7, stanza 6, trans. by Watson Kirkconnell:
      Hát Miklós ugyan hogy ne szánná meg nagyon, / Holott neki kőnél lágyabb szíve vagyon?
      Why should not Nicholas make her grief his own, / Having a heart much softer than a stone?
    Synonyms: hiszen, mikor, amikor

Adverb

holott

  1. (archaic) where
    • 1860, Imre Madách, Az ember tragédiája (“The Tragedy of Man”),, ch. 14, translated by George Szirtes
      Oda vezess, hol pálmafák virúlnak, / A napnak, illatoknak szép honába, / Holott az ember lelke, erejének / Öntudatára fejlődött egészen.
      Lead me there where palms grow, that paradise / Of sunshine and sweet fragrance, where man’s soul / Is fully conscious of its latent power.
    • 1589, Bálint Balassi, A végek dicsérete (“In Praise of Frontierlands” / “… of the Border Forts”), ch. 61, translated by Joseph Leftwich
      Vitézek, mi lehet ez széles föld felett / szebb dolog az végeknél? / Holott kikeletkor az sok szép madár szól, […]
      Soldiers, what finer worth / Is there upon this earth / Than the borderlands can show? / Where in the time of spring / The birds so sweetly sing

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • holott 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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