szabadlábon

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1795. From szabad (“free”) +‎ lábon (“on leg/foot”), calque of German auf freiem Fuß sein, compare szabadlábra (szabad + lábra).[1] For a similar formation, see hadilábon.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sza‧bad‧lá‧bon
  • Rhymes: -on

Adverb

szabadlábon

  1. (idiomatic) at large, on the loose (not incarcerated or in captivity)
    A betörő még mindig szabadlábon van. ― The burglar is still at large.

References

  1. ^ szabadlábon 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.)

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