fojt

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric root as fúl (to drown) +‎ -jt (causative suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fojt

  1. (transitive) to choke, stifle, strangle
    Middle-voice counterparts: fullad, fúl

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ fojt 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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  • fojt 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