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égbolt

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From ég (sky, basic sense) +‎ bolt (vault, in the older sense as borrowed from Italian volta). Compare similar derivational patterns in English, such as for firmament, celestial sphere, vault of the heavens.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈeːɡbolt]
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  • Hyphenation: ég‧bolt
  • Rhymes: -olt

Noun

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égbolt (usually uncountable, plural égboltok)

  1. sky

Declension

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Possessive forms of égbolt
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. égboltom égboltjaim
2nd person sing. égboltod égboltjaid
3rd person sing. égboltja égboltjai
1st person plural égboltunk égboltjaink
2nd person plural égboltotok égboltjaitok
3rd person plural égboltjuk égboltjaik

Further reading

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  • égbolt 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.
  • égbolt 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).