ríkat

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See also: rikat and říkat

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as (to cry, weep; to howl, roar, bellow) +‎ -at (causative suffix). For the inserted -k-, compare rikácsol (to screech, shriek) and rikolt (to squawk, cry out).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

ríkat

  1. (transitive) to make someone cry (weep)
    Antonym: nevettet (to make someone laugh)

Usage notes

The more usual verb that means “to cry, weep” (sír) cannot be used with a causative suffix to express the above sense, as sirat actually means “to weep, mourn for/over someone or something”.

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^  in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • ríkat 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