nyájt

Hungarian

Etymology

nyáj +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲaːjt]
• Hyphenation: nyájt

Noun

nyájt

1. Archaic accusative singular form of nyáj.

   Synonym: (modern form) nyájat

   • 1844, Sándor Petőfi, chapter 1, in János vitéz (John the Valiant), translated by John Ridland‎^[1], stanza 2, lines 1–2:

     Szerelem tüze ég fiatal szivében, / Ugy legelteti a nyájt a faluvégen.

     With fiery young love his heart is blazing. / At the edge of the village his sheep are grazing.

     (literally, “…he is grazing the flock at the edge of the village.”)