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pitymallik

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1784. Probably a derivation from an otherwise unattested onomatopoeic stem + -m (instantaneous verb-forming suffix) + -llik (frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpicmɒlːik]
  • Hyphenation: pity‧mal‧lik
  • Rhymes: -ɒlːik

Verb

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pitymallik

  1. (impersonal or with ég (sky) as its subject) to dawn
    Synonyms: hajnalodik, virrad, pirkad, dereng
  2. (rare, e.g. of landscape) to slowly become visible in the dawn twilight

Conjugation

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With its uncommon personal forms included:

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ pitymallik 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.)
  2. ^ pitymallik in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

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