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sikolt

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as the verb sikít (to scream) + -olt (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃikolt]
  • Hyphenation: si‧kolt
  • Rhymes: -olt

Verb

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sikolt

  1. (intransitive) to scream, shriek, screech (to cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain)
    Synonyms: sikít, visít
  2. (transitive) to scream, shriek (to utter in or with a shriek)
    Segítség! - sikoltotta.'Help!' she screamed.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ sikolt 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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  • sikolt 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