nyújt

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *nȣjɜ-, (ńȣjɜ-) (to stretch, extend) [1] + -jt (causative suffix).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲuːjt]
  • (file)

Verb

nyújt

  1. (transitive) to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to prolong
  2. (transitive, cooking) to roll out (when baking)
  3. (transitive) to stretch (the muscles, in exercising)
  4. (transitive) to pass, to hand (to hold an object away from one's body, towards someone so that they can take it)
  5. (transitive) to afford, to provide (an opportunity)
  6. (transitive) to grant, to offer, to render (help)

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References

  1. Entry #606 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  2. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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