olt

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈolt/

Etymology 1

From alszik (“to sleep”). It has the causative -t suffix on the stem.

Verb

olt

1. (of a fire) to extinguish, to put out
2. (of light) to switch off
3. (of thirst) to quench
4. (of milk) to curdle
5. to slake (lime, compound of calcium)
6. (slang) to criticize, to flame (for fun, maybe only on the speaker's side, maybe both)

Synonyms

• (put out): elolt, kiolt
• (switch off lights): elolt, leolt, lekapcsol, lecsuk
• (milk, lime): beolt
• (criticize): leolt, oltogat

Etymology 2

From the archaic avik (“to intrude”).

Verb

olt

1. (medicine) to inoculate, to vaccinate (by injection)
2. to graft

Synonyms

• beolt

Derived terms

• oltvány

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Middle Low German

Alternative Forms

• old (less common spelling marking the morphology)

Etymology

From Old Saxon ald. The A became an O through the velarised L in the same manner als in Dutch oud. Cognate with Dutch oud, German alt, West Frisian âld.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔːɫt/

Adjective

ōlt

1. old

Descendants

• Low German: old
• Dialectal German: oll

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