ígér

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See also: Iger and -iger

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Ugric *eŋkɜ-rɜ- (to say magic words, swear).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈiːɡeːr], [ˈiɡeːr]
  • Hyphenation: ígér
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Verb

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ígér

  1. (transitive) to promise (to someone: -nak/-nek)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Expressions

References

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  1. ^ Entry #1755 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ ígér 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

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  • ígér 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