akár

See also: akar, ākär, akár-, and ak'ar

Hungarian

Etymology

It was formed by way of conversion of akar!, the Old Hungarian imperative form of the verb akar.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒkaːr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: akár
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Conjunction

akár

  1. might as well, even
    Akár itt is ebédelhetünk. ― We might as well have lunch here.
  2. (literary) just like
    Synonym: mint
    Olyan, akár az anyja. ― She is just like her mother.
  3. whether … or …
    Akár hiszi, akár nem, ez az igazság. ― Whether he believes it or not, this is the truth.

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References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • akár in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • akár in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

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