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. (often construed with az) just (now), a short while ago, a little while ago, a moment ago
    Synonym: az előbb

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 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.
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