nyájt

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nyáj +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.”)