megint

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: me‧gint (adverb), meg‧int (verb)
  • Rhymes: -int

Etymology 1

From meg +‎ -int (adverb-forming suffix).

Adverb

megint

  1. again (having already happened before)
    Synonyms: ismét, újra, újból, újfent
    • 1861, Imre Madách, Az ember tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man), the end of Scene 5, Magyar Helikon 1980, page 66 ; translation quoted below by George Szirtes
      Átok reád, hiú ábrándvilág,
      Megint elrontád legszebb percemet.
      A curse on you, O world of vain illusions,
      Once again you’ve ruined my finest moment.
Usage notes

As opposed to its synonyms, megint may easily have the connotation of annoyance, especially in the phrase “már megint”.

Etymology 2

From meg- (verbal prefix) +‎ int (to warn).

Verb

megint

  1. (transitive) to reprimand
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Further reading

  • (again): megint 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 reprimand): megint 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