szemet szemért, fogat fogért

Hungarian

Etymology

From szem (“eye”) +‎ -et (accusative suffix) +‎ szem (“eye”) +‎ -ért (“for”, causal-final case suffix) +‎ fog (“tooth”) +‎ -at (accusative suffix) +‎ fog (“tooth”) +‎ -ért (“for”, causal-final case suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛmɛt ˈsɛmeːrt ˈfoɡɒt ˈfoɡeːrt]

Proverb

szemet szemért, fogat fogért

  1. (idiomatic) an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, tit for tat (compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person)
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