végett

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of vég (“the end of something; destination”) +‎ -t (locative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈveːɡɛtː]
  • Hyphenation: vé‧gett

Postposition

végett

  1. for, in order to (with the purpose of doing something)

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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