sikolt

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as the verb sikít (to scream) + -olt (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃikolt]
  • Hyphenation: si‧kolt

Verb

sikolt

  1. (intransitive) to scream, shriek, screech (to cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain)
    Synonyms: sikít, visít
  2. (transitive) to scream, shriek (to utter in or with a shriek)
    Segítség! - sikoltotta.'Help!' she screamed.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • sikoltás
  • sikoltoz

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elsikolt
  • felsikolt
  • túlsikolt

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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