agyon-

See also: agyon and ágyon

Hungarian

Etymology

From agy (“brain”) +‎ -on (superessive suffix), literally “on [the] brain”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒɟon]
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  • Hyphenation: agyon

Prefix

agyon-

  1. (verbal prefix) Attached to verbs to indicate a deadly physical force: to death.
    ‎agyon- + ‎lő (“to shoot”) → ‎agyonlő (“to shoot dead”)
    ‎agyon- + ‎üt (“to hit”) → ‎agyonüt (“to strike dead”)
  2. (verbal prefix, informal) Attached to verbs to express exaggeration: to an excessive degree.
    ‎agyon- + ‎un (“to be bored of”) → ‎agyonunja magát (“to be bored to death”)
    ‎agyon- + ‎dicsér (“to praise”) → ‎agyondicsér (“to praise to the skies”)

Derived terms
Hungarian verbs prefixed with agyon-

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes
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