imént

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of ím +‎ -ént. The modern version of the obsolete -ént suffix is -int, as in alkalmasint, szerint.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈimeːnt]
  • Hyphenation: imént
  • Rhymes: -eːnt

Adverb

imént (not comparable)

  1. a short while ago, a little while ago, just now, a moment ago

References
  1. imént 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
  • imént 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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