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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an unattested stem of uncertain origin, perhaps an onomatopoeia + -int (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈboːlint]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bó‧lint
  • Rhymes: -int

Verb

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bólint

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to nod (to incline the head down and up once, to indicate agreement)
    Synonym: biccent

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ bólint 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

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  • bólint 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
  • bólint in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).