koccint

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the Old Hungarian obsolete verb koc (to beat, tap, rap) of onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) origin + -int (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

koccint

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to clink glasses, to drink to (to touch glasses together before drinking)
    Koccintottak.They clinked glasses.
    Koccintsunk barátaink egészségére!Let’s drink to the health of our friends!

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ koccint 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

  • koccint 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