See also: atall, at all, and átáll

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an unknown stem + -all (verb-forming suffix). Relation with által is unlikely for semantic reasons.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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átall

  1. (transitive, chiefly in the negative) to shrink (from doing something), to be loath (doing something)
    Synonyms: vonakodik, húzódozik
  2. (transitive, dated) to be ashamed (of someone or something)
    Synonym: szégyell

Conjugation

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or less commonly

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References

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  1. ^ átall in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

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  • átall 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
  • átall 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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