amott

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Hungarian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

am (a variant of ám) +‎ ott (“there”)[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

amott

  1. there, over there (it refers to a place farther from the speaker, even farther than indicated with ott (“there”))
    Ott két hajót látok, amott pedig hármat. ― I see two ships there, and three over there.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ amott 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[edit]

  • amott 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
  • amott in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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