vagy

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɒɟ] Rhymes: -ɒɟ === Etymology 1 === From the expression az vagyon (“that is”). Compare Polish bądź. ==== Conjunction ==== vagy or Coordinate term: és Ez vagy az? ― This or that? either … or … Vagy itt van, vagy ott. ― It is either here or there. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adverb ==== vagy (not comparable) (informal) about, like Synonyms: nagyjából, körülbelül, mintegy Megevett vagy hat szendvicset. ― He ate about six sandwiches. === Etymology 2 === Ultimately from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wole- (“to be, will be”) (present-day Hungarian van), via pre–Old Hungarian vol-, via hypothetical *voly- (ly indicating /ʎ/), via vadźs- (dźs indicating /ɟ͡ʝ/), and eventually (in the later Old Hungarian period) becoming vagy. The other first- and second-person forms vagyok (“I am”), vagyunk (“we are”), and vagytok (“you are”, plural) also derive from this stem. The vowel o became more open at the same time. Compare also vagyon (noun and archaic verb form). ==== Verb ==== vagy second-person singular indicative present indefinite of van: you are (informal, familiar) Coordinate term: ([third-person and] formal second-person form) van Hol vagy? ― Where are you? ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === (“or” etc.): vagy 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. vagy and (with subscription) vagy in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.2), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development).