magasztal

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the obsolete verb magaszt (homonymous with a noun coined later) +‎ -al (frequentative suffix). The origin of this verb is uncertain; it may ultimately derive from mag (seed, core, originally supposedly “body”) with a causative suffix -aszt, compare magas (tall, high). For a similar semantic change, compare Latin altus (high, tall)exaltāre (to exalt, praise), German erheben (to raise; (dated) to praise), and English elevated (raised; exalted).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒɡɒstɒl]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gasz‧tal
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb

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magasztal

  1. (transitive) to glorify, extol, exalt, laud, praise lavishly
    Synonyms: dicsér, dicsőít, áradozik
  2. (obsolete) to build, erect
  3. (obsolete) to raise

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ magasztal in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

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