avat
See also: āvāt
Hungarian
Etymology
From the av- stem of the obsolete avik (“to be absorbed, penetrate”) + -at (causative suffix).[1][2] Doublet of árt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒvɒt]
- Hyphenation: avat
- Rhymes: -ɒt
Verb
avat
- (transitive) to inaugurate (to induct into office with a formal ceremony)
- Synonyms: beiktat, beavat
- (transitive) to let in on (on something: -ba/-be) (to disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information)
- (transitive, of clothing) to preshrink (to shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit)
Conjugation
conjugation of avat
| 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal | 1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative mood | Present | Indef. | avatok | avatsz | avat | avatunk | avattok | avatnak |
| Def. | avatom | avatod | avatja | avatjuk | avatjátok | avatják | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | avatlak | ― | ||||||
| Past | Indef. | avattam | avattál | avatott | avattunk | avattatok | avattak | |
| Def. | avattam | avattad | avatta | avattuk | avattátok | avatták | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | avattalak | ― | ||||||
| Conditional mood | Present | Indef. | avatnék | avatnál | avatna | avatnánk | avatnátok | avatnának |
| Def. | avatnám | avatnád | avatná | avatnánk (or avatnók) | avatnátok | avatnák | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | avatnálak | ― | ||||||
| Subjunctive mood | Present | Indef. | avassak | avass or avassál | avasson | avassunk | avassatok | avassanak |
| Def. | avassam | avasd or avassad | avassa | avassuk | avassátok | avassák | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | avassalak | ― | ||||||
| Infinitive | avatni | avatnom | avatnod | avatnia | avatnunk | avatnotok | avatniuk | |
| Other nonfinite verb forms | Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
| avatás | avató | avatott | avatandó | avatva | avathat | |||
Derived terms
- avatatlan
- avatás
- avatható
- árt
(With verbal prefixes):
- beavat
- beleavat
- felavat
References
- avat 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.)
- avat in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
- avat in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- avat in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown. Maybe from a Turkish haut.
Noun
avat m (plural avați)
- Aral asp (Aspius aspius, syn. Aspius rapax)
Declension
Declension of avat
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) avat | avatul | (niște) avați | avații |
| genitive/dative | (unui) avat | avatului | (unor) avați | avaților |
| vocative | avatule | avaților | ||
Swedish
Verb
avat
- supine of ava.
Anagrams
- avta, ta av
Tolai
Alternative forms
- ava (when preceding a verb)
Pronoun
avat
- Second-person plural pronoun: you (many)
Declension
Tolai personal pronouns
| singular | dual | paucal | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person exclusive | iau | amir mir | amital mital | avet ave1 |
| 1st person inclusive | - | dor | datal | dat da1 |
| 2nd person | u | amur mur | amutal mutal | avat ava1 |
| 3rd person | ia i | dir di | dital | diat dia1 |
| 1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb. | ||||