honnét

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of the stem of hogy (interrogative adverb) +‎ -n (locative suffix) +‎ -t (locative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhonːeːt]
  • Hyphenation: hon‧nét
  • Rhymes: -eːt

Adverb

honnét

  1. (folksy) Alternative form of honnan.

Derived terms
Compound words

References
  1. honnét 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
  • honnét , mostly redirecting to honnan 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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