szalajt

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the same root as szalad (to run) +‎ -ajt (causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

szalajt

  1. (transitive, folksy) to send somebody fetch somebody/something (for: -ért)
    Synonyms: szalaszt, elküld
    A férjét orvosért szalajtotta.She sent his husband for the doctor.

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ szalajt 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

  • szalajt 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