alászolgája

Hungarian
Hungarian phrasebook
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Alternative forms
  • alásszolgája

Etymology

Shortened from alázatos szolgája (“your humble servant”), calque of Latin servus humillimus.[1] See also the similar etymology at szervusz and csaó.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlaːsolɡaːjɒ]
  • Hyphenation: alá‧szol‧gá‧ja

Interjection

alászolgája

  1. (formal, dated) hello
  2. (formal, archaic) at your service

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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