sikít

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃikiːt]
  • Hyphenation: si‧kít

Verb

sikít

  1. (intransitive) to scream (to cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech)
    Synonyms: sikolt, visít, sivít, süvölt, sipít
  2. (transitive) to shriek (to utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek)

Conjugation

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Related terms

References

  1. ^ sikít 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.)