sóhajt

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃoːɦɒjt]
  • Hyphenation: só‧hajt

Etymology 1

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ajt (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Verb

sóhajt

  1. (intransitive) to sigh (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like)
    nagyot sóhajtto sigh deeply, to have a deep sigh

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

sóhaj (sigh) +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Noun

sóhajt

  1. accusative singular of sóhaj
    Egy mély sóhajt hallottam a vonal túlsó feléről.I've heard a deep sigh from the other end of the line.

References

  1. ^ sóhajt 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.)