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eskü

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See also: esku

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Back-formation from esküszik. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʃky]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: es‧kü
  • Rhymes: -ky

Noun

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eskü (plural eskük)

  1. oath
    Synonym: fogadalom

Declension

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Possessive forms of eskü
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. esküm esküim
2nd person sing. esküd esküid
3rd person sing. esküje esküi
1st person plural eskünk esküink
2nd person plural eskütök esküitek
3rd person plural esküjük esküik

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • eskü 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.
  • eskü 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).