bizony
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
bizony m
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- bezony (folksy, jocular)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
bizony
- indeed, certainly, surely
- Az bizony nem jó! ― That's certainly not good!
- Ez tényleg ő? - Bizony! ― Is it really him? - Sure!
- Bizony ám! ― Indeed so! Yes indeed!
- surely, definitely (arguing)
- Synonym: ugyan
- Én bizony nem voltam ott! ― I definitely wasn't there!
Synonyms
- biza (folksy)
Derived terms
References
- bizony 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
- bizony 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
- bizony 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).
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
bizony
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