avat

See also: āvāt

Hungarian

Etymology

From the av- stem of the obsolete avik (“to be absorbed, penetrate”) +‎ -at (causative suffix). Doublet of árt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒvɒt]
• Hyphenation: avat
• Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

avat

1. (transitive) to inaugurate (to induct into office with a formal ceremony)

   Synonyms: beiktat, beavat

2. (transitive) to let in on (on something: -ba/-be) (to disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information)
3. (transitive, of clothing) to preshrink (to shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit)

Conjugation

conjugation of avat

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	avatok	avatsz	avat	avatunk	avattok	avatnak
		Def.	avatom	avatod	avatja	avatjuk	avatjátok	avatják
		2nd-p. o.	avatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	avattam	avattál	avatott	avattunk	avattatok	avattak
		Def.	avattam	avattad	avatta	avattuk	avattátok	avatták
		2nd-p. o.	avattalak	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. avatni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	avaték	avatál	avata	avatánk	avatátok	avatának
		Def.	avatám	avatád	avatá	avatánk	avatátok	avaták
		2nd-p. o.	avatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. avat vala, avatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	avatandok	avatandasz	avatand	avatandunk	avatandotok	avatandanak
		Def.	avatandom	avatandod	avatandja	avatandjuk	avatandjátok	avatandják
		2nd-p. o.	avatandalak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	avatnék	avatnál	avatna	avatnánk	avatnátok	avatnának
		Def.	avatnám	avatnád	avatná	avatnánk (or avatnók)	avatnátok	avatnák
		2nd-p. o.	avatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. avatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	avassak	avass or avassál	avasson	avassunk	avassatok	avassanak
		Def.	avassam	avasd or avassad	avassa	avassuk	avassátok	avassák
		2nd-p. o.	avassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. avatott légyen
Infinitive	avatni		avatnom	avatnod	avatnia	avatnunk	avatnotok	avatniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	avatás		avató	avatott	avatandó	avatva (avatván)		avattat
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

potential conjugation of avat

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	avathatok	avathatsz	avathat	avathatunk	avathattok	avathatnak
		Def.	avathatom	avathatod	avathatja	avathatjuk	avathatjátok	avathatják
		2nd-p. o.	avathatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	avathattam	avathattál	avathatott	avathattunk	avathattatok	avathattak
		Def.	avathattam	avathattad	avathatta	avathattuk	avathattátok	avathatták
		2nd-p. o.	avathattalak	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	avathaték	avathatál	avathata	avathatánk	avathatátok	avathatának
		Def.	avathatám	avathatád	avathatá	avathatánk	avathatátok	avathaták
		2nd-p. o.	avathatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. avathat vala, avathatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	avathatandok or avatandhatok	avathatandasz or avatandhatsz	avathatand or avatandhat	avathatandunk or avatandhatunk	avathatandotok or avatandhattok	avathatandanak or avatandhatnak
		Def.	avathatandom or avatandhatom	avathatandod or avatandhatod	avathatandja or avatandhatja	avathatandjuk or avatandhatjuk	avathatandjátok or avatandhatjátok	avathatandják or avatandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	avathatandalak or avatandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	avathatnék	avathatnál	avathatna	avathatnánk	avathatnátok	avathatnának
		Def.	avathatnám	avathatnád	avathatná	avathatnánk (or avathatnók)	avathatnátok	avathatnák
		2nd-p. o.	avathatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. avathatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	avathassak	avathass or avathassál	avathasson	avathassunk	avathassatok	avathassanak
		Def.	avathassam	avathasd or avathassad	avathassa	avathassuk	avathassátok	avathassák
		2nd-p. o.	avathassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. avathatott légyen
Inf.	(avathatni)		(avathatnom)	(avathatnod)	(avathatnia)	(avathatnunk)	(avathatnotok)	(avathatniuk)
Positive adjective			avatható	Neg. adj.	avathatatlan	Adv. part.	(avathatva / avathatván)

Derived terms

• avatatlan
• avatás
• avatható
• árt

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• beavat
• beleavat
• felavat

Further reading

• avat 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
• avat 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).

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe from a Turkish haut.

Noun

avat m (plural avați)

1. asp (Aspius aspius, syn. Aspius rapax)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	avat	avatul		avați	avații
genitive-dative	avat	avatului		avați	avaților
vocative	avatule			avaților

Swedish

Verb

avat

1. supine of ava

Anagrams

• avta, ta av

Tolai

Alternative forms

• ava (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun

avat

1. Second-person plural pronoun: you (many)

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave1
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da1
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava1
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.