megint

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡint]
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  • Hyphenation: me‧gint (adverb)
  • Hyphenation: meg‧int (verb)

Etymology 1

meg +‎ -int

Adverb

megint

  1. again (having already happened before)
    Synonyms: ismét, újra, újból, újfent
    • 1861, Imre Madách, Az ember tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man), the end of Scene 5, Magyar Helikon 1980, page 66 [1]; translation quoted below by George Szirtes
      Átok reád, hiú ábrándvilág,
      Megint elrontád legszebb percemet.
      A curse on you, O world of vain illusions,
      Once again you’ve ruined my finest moment.
Usage notes

As opposed to its synonyms, megint may easily have the connotation of annoyance, especially in the phrase “már megint.

Etymology 2

meg- +‎ int

Verb

megint

  1. (transitive) to reprimand
Conjugation
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