koccint

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Old Hungarian obsolete verb koc (to beat, tap, rap) of onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) origin + -int (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkot͡sːint]
  • Hyphenation: koc‧cint
  • Rhymes: -int

Verb[edit]

koccint

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to clink glasses, to drink to (to touch glasses together before drinking)
    Koccintottak.They clinked glasses.
    Koccintsunk barátaink egészségére!Let’s drink to the health of our friends!

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References[edit]

  1. ^ koccint 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]

  • koccint 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