holtiglan

Hungarian

Etymology

holtig +‎ -lan (adverb-forming suffix), from holt (“death”) +‎ -ig (“until”, case suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈholtiɡlɒn]
• Hyphenation: hol‧tig‧lan
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Adverb

holtiglan (not comparable)

1. Archaic terminative singular form of holt: till death, forever (all one's life, while one lives)

   Synonym: (modern form) halálig

   • 1825, Mihály Vörösmarty, Zalán futása. Hősköltemény (’The Flight of Zalán. An epic poem’), Canto 3^[1]:

     Ámde ne hidd, hogy bennünket megutál vala s elhágy / A magas istenség. A jókkal megmarad ő mind / Holtiglan;…

     Literally: “However, do not think that the supreme deity would grow to hate us and leave us. He will keep with all the good ones till death;”