sóhajt

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

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
    megkönnyebbülten sóhajtto sigh with relief
Conjugation
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • belesóhajt
  • elsóhajt
  • felsóhajt
  • visszasóhajt

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.)

Further reading

  • sóhajt 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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