óv

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Emilian

Noun

óv m

  1. egg

Hungarian

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  • Rhymes: -oːv

Verb

óv

  1. (transitive) to protect, guard
    Synonyms: megóv, véd, védelmez, őriz, vigyáz, ügyel
  2. (transitive) to caution, warn someone against something
    Synonyms: figyelmeztet, int
  3. (intransitive, law) to make a plea
    Synonyms: óvást emel, panaszt tesz

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  • óv 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