hosszat

See also: hosszát

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhosːɒt]
• Hyphenation: hosz‧szat
• Rhymes: -ɒt

Etymology 1

hossz (“length”) +‎ -at (accusative case ending)

Noun

hosszat

1. accusative singular of hossz

Etymology 2

Originally an adverbial accusative, a lexicalization of the above.

Postposition

hosszat

1. (of space) all along (for the entire length of; usually with utca (“street”))
2. (of time) for (over the given period of time, for the entire duration of; usually with óra/órák (“hour[s]”); cf. English -long)

   Synonyms: -ig, át

Derived terms

• naphosszat

 

Further reading

• hosszat 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