folyton

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of folyik +‎ -t +‎ -on.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfojton]
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Hyphenation: foly‧ton
Rhymes: -on

Adverb

folyton

always, incessantly, perpetually
- Teremtés (traditional folk song)[1]
  Keressen folyton partokat,
  Hogy folyvást száradozzon.
  Keressen folyton partokat,
  Míg el nem mossa egy végső áradat.
  Always look for new shores,
  to become dry.
  Always look for new shores,
  Until the last tide wash him away.

Derived terms

folytonos

(Compound words):

folyton-folyvást

See also

Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

References

^ folyton 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

folyton 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

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