szeg

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɛɡ] Hyphenation: szeg Rhymes: -ɛɡ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćäŋkɜ or *śäŋkɜ. Compare Proto-Finnic *sänki (“stubble”) and descendants. ==== Verb ==== szeg (transitive) to hem, to fringe Synonym: beszeg (transitive) to cut (especially bread) Synonyms: megszeg, vág, szel (transitive) to break, contravene (a rule or the law) Synonyms: megszeg, megsért, áthág (transitive) to break (one’s word, promise, or oath) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== (With verbal prefixes): === Etymology 2 === Possibly from Proto-Ugric *seŋkɜ (“wedge”). ==== Noun ==== szeg (plural szegek) alternative form of szög (“nail”, spike-shaped metal fastener) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Probably a native word, a semantic variant (doublet) of the noun szeg (“nail”), specifically of its original Proto-Ugric meaning of “wedge” in the sense of a wedge-like projection, corner, wedge-shaped area. It is becoming obsolete even in dialectal usage. In modern Hungarian, mainly its derivative szeglet (“corner”) is used. ==== Noun ==== szeg (plural szegek) (regional, archaic) nook Synonyms: zug, szeglet (obsolete) part, section (chiefly of a settlement) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === (to fringe, to slice): szeg 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. (nail): szeg 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. (nook, corner): szeg 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.