költ

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See also: kolt, kòlt, koelt, and Kołt

Hungarian

Etymology

From the köl variant of the verb kel +‎ -t (causative suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

Verb

költ

  1. (transitive, folksy) to awaken, to wake up, to rouse
    Synonyms: kelt, ébreszt
    Antonym: altat (to put to sleep)
  2. (of birds) to breed, to hatch (eggs, young)
  3. to spend (money)
    Antonym: keres (to earn )
  4. to compose (especially poetry)
    Hypernym: alkot (to create)
    Coordinate terms: ír (to write), szerez (to compose music), fest (to paint)
  5. to invent, fabricate (rumor, fable)
    Synonyms: kigondol, kitalál, konfabulál

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ költ 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

  • (folksy synonym of kelt (to wake up; awaken, arouse)): költ , compare (1): kelt 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
  • (to lay eggs, breed, hatch): költ 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
  • (to spend ): költ 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
  • (to compose, invent, fabricate): költ 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