holtiglan

Hungarian

Etymology

holtig +‎ -lan (adverb-forming suffix), from holt (“death”) +‎ -ig (“until”, case suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ ˈholtiɡlɒn]
  • Hyphenation: hol‧tig‧lan
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Adverb

holtiglan (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) till death, forever (all one's life, while one lives)
    • 1825, Mihály Vörösmarty, Zalán futása. Hősköltemény, page 79:
      Ám de ne hidd, hogy bennünket megutál vala 's elhágy / A' magas istenség. A jókkal megmarad ő mind / Holtiglan;...
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