szán

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech sáně, Russian са́ни (sáni, sleigh, sled).

Noun

szán

szán (plural szánok)

  1. sleigh, cutter (especially for professional purposes)
    Synonym: szánkó (a smaller version, especially for children)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative szán szánok
accusative szánt szánokat
dative szánnak szánoknak
instrumental szánnal szánokkal
causal-final szánért szánokért
translative szánná szánokká
terminative szánig szánokig
essive-formal szánként szánokként
essive-modal
inessive szánban szánokban
superessive szánon szánokon
adessive szánnál szánoknál
illative szánba szánokba
sublative szánra szánokra
allative szánhoz szánokhoz
elative szánból szánokból
delative szánról szánokról
ablative szántól szánoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
száné szánoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
szánéi szánokéi
Possessive forms of szán
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. szánom szánjaim
2nd person sing. szánod szánjaid
3rd person sing. szánja szánjai
1st person plural szánunk szánjaink
2nd person plural szánotok szánjaitok
3rd person plural szánjuk szánjaik
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Etymology 2

From a Turkic language. Compare Turkish sanmak (to think, reckon). The two distinct senses (“to pity”, “to intend”) may derive from the overlap of two distinct words in the source language.

Verb

szán

  1. (transitive, literary) to pity, feel sorry (for someone -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Synonyms: sajnál, együttérez
    Úgy szánom azt az embert.I feel so sorry for that person.
  2. (transitive) to intend, to mean, to design or destine for a certain purpose or person (something -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt for someone -nak/-nek or for some purpose -ra/-re)
    Ezt a házat egy egész családnak szánjuk.We intend this house for an entire family.
    A fiát orvosnak szánta.He intended his son to become a doctor.
    Ezt az összeget mire szánod?What are you planning to do with this money?
  3. (transitive) to devote time or money (on something -ra/-re)
    Synonyms: fordít, szentel, áldoz
    Sok időt szán a tanulásra.He spends a lot of time with studying. / He devotes a lot of time on studying.
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Further reading

  • (sleigh): szán 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 pity): szán 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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