avagy

Hungarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒvɒɟ]
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  • Hyphenation: avagy
  • Rhymes: -ɒɟ

Adverb

avagy (not comparable)

  1. (dated) synonym of vagy (“or”)
    Candide avagy az optimizmus[1] ― Candide, or Optimism[2]
  2. also known as (AKA)
    A hárpia megzabolázása, avagy A makrancos hölgy[3] ― The Taming of the Shrew, or The Unruly Lady

Descendants

  • → Carpathian Rusyn: авадь (avadʹ)

Further reading

  • avagy in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • avagy in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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