költ

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See also: kolt, kòlt, koelt, and Kołt

Hungarian

Etymology

From the köl variant of the verb kel +‎ -t (causative suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

Verb

költ

  1. (transitive) to awaken, to wake up, to rouse
  2. (of birds) to breed, to hatch
  3. (of money) to spend
  4. (of poetry) to compose
  5. (of rumor, fable) to invent

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ költ 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.)