bajtárs

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From pajtárs, the old variant of pajtás where the paj- syllable was (mis)identified with baj. The explanation as baj (“battle”) +‎ társ (“companion”) is not likely. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɒjtaːrʃ] Hyphenation: baj‧társ Rhymes: -aːrʃ === Noun === bajtárs (plural bajtársak) (military) comrade (companion in battle, fellow soldier) (figuratively, literary) comrade (companion fighting for a noble cause) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === bajtárs in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. bajtárs 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).