magasztal

Hungarian

Etymology

From the obsolete verb magaszt (homonymous with a noun coined later) + -al (frequentative suffix). The origin of this verb is uncertain; it may ultimately derive from mag (seed, core, originally supposedly “body”) with a causative suffix -aszt, compare magas (tall, high). For a similar semantic change, compare Latin altus (high, tall)exaltāre (to exalt, praise), German erheben (to raise; (dated) to praise), and English elevated (raised; exalted).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒɡɒstɒl]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gasz‧tal
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb

magasztal

  1. (transitive) to glorify, extol, exalt, laud, praise lavishly
    Synonyms: dicsér, dicsőít, áradozik
  2. (obsolete) to build, erect
  3. (obsolete) to raise

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • felmagasztal

References

  1. magasztal in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading

  • magasztal 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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