holtiglan

Hungarian

Etymology

holtig + -lan (adverb-forming suffix), from holt (death) + -ig (until, case suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈholtiɡlɒn]
  • Hyphenation: hol‧tig‧lan
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Adverb

holtiglan (not comparable)

  1. Archaic terminative singular form of holt: till death, forever (all one's life, while one lives)
    Synonym: (modern form) halálig
    • 1825, Mihály Vörösmarty, Zalán futása. Hősköltemény (’The Flight of Zalán. An epic poem’), Canto 3:
      Ámde ne hidd, hogy bennünket megutál vala s elhágy / A magas istenség. A jókkal megmarad ő mind / Holtiglan;
      Literally: “However, do not think that the supreme deity would grow to hate us and leave us. He will keep with all the good ones till death;”
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