folyton

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of folyik +‎ -t +‎ -on.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfojton]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: foly‧ton
  • Rhymes: -on

Adverb

folyton

  1. always, incessantly, perpetually
    • Teremtés (traditional folk song)
      Keressen folyton partokat,
      Hogy folyvást száradozzon.
      Keressen folyton partokat,
      Míg el nem mossa egy végső áradat.
      Always look for new shores,
      to become dry.
      Always look for new shores,
      Until the last tide wash him away.

Derived terms

(Compound words):

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

References
  1. folyton 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.)

Further reading
  • folyton in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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