agyon

See also: agyon- and ágyon

Hungarian

Etymology

agy (“brain”) +‎ -on (“on”, superessive case suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒɟon]

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• Hyphenation: agyon
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

agyon

1. superessive singular of agy

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with agyon-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see agyon-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Further reading

• agyon 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
• agyon 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).