ragad

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Hungarian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Ugric *rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- (to stick)[1] + -ad (frequentative suffix).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɒɡɒd]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧gad

Verb

ragad

  1. (intransitive) to stick, cling
  2. (transitive) to seize, grasp, grip

Conjugation

Between the alternative forms ragadt and ragadott, the short form is used in the sense "to stick", and the long form is used in the sense "to grab". Examples: A kezem még mindig ragadt a gyantától.My hand was still sticky with pine resin. Tollat ragadott, és azonnal nekilátott levelet írni.He grabbed a pen and started writing a letter at once.

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

(Expressions):

References

  1. ^ Entry #1839 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ ragad 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.)