jócskán

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Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of jó (“good”) +‎ -cska (diminutive suffix) +‎ -n (adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Hyphenation: jócs‧kán
Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

jócskán (not comparable)

considerably, greatly, a great deal, pretty much
Synonyms: bőven, bőségesen, nagymértékben, számottevően

Már jócskán elmúlt éjfél. ― It was long past midnight.

References

^ jócskán 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.)

Further reading

jócskán 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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