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áldozat

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From áldoz (to sacrifice) +‎ -at (noun-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaːldozɒt]
  • Rhymes: -ɒt
  • Hyphenation: ál‧do‧zat

Noun

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áldozat (plural áldozatok)

  1. sacrifice (the act of offering a human being, an animal or an object to a deity)
  2. sacrifice (a human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  3. victim, casualty (one that is adversely affected by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition)
  4. (figuratively) sacrifice (surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
    Bátor ember volt, sok áldozatot hozott a repülésért.He was a brave man, making many sacrifices for aviation.
  5. (figuratively, chess) sacrifice (an act of intentionally allowing one's piece to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one's position in the game; for something: -ért)

Declension

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Possessive forms of áldozat
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. áldozatom áldozataim
2nd person sing. áldozatod áldozataid
3rd person sing. áldozata áldozatai
1st person plural áldozatunk áldozataink
2nd person plural áldozatotok áldozataitok
3rd person plural áldozatuk áldozataik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma (2007), Értelmező szótár+ [Explanatory Dictionary Plus]‎[1] (in Hungarian), Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • áldozat in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • áldozat in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).