ásít

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See also: asit, aşît, and -ašit

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the onomatopoeia á (to gape) +‎ -s (frequentative suffix) + -ít (instantaneous-causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːʃiːt]
  • Hyphenation: ásít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb[edit]

ásít

  1. (intransitive) to yawn (to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored)
  2. (intransitive) to yawn, gape (to display a gap, to present a wide opening)

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

(With verbal prefixes):

References[edit]

  1. ^ ásít 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]

  • ásít 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
  • ásít 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)