sikít

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ít (verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃikiːt]
  • Hyphenation: si‧kít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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sikít

  1. (intransitive) to scream (to cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech)
    Synonyms: sikolt, visít, sivít, süvölt, sipít
  2. (transitive) to shriek (to utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ sikít 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

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  • (to scream): sikít 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
  • ([informal, jocular] alternative form of sikkaszt (to embezzle)): sikít 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