szánta

See also: szanta and szantą

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsaːntɒ]
  • Hyphenation: szán‧ta

Etymology 1

szán (“to pity; to intend, mean, set aside, devote”) +‎ -ta (past-tense suffix)

Verb

szánta

  1. third-person singular indicative past definite of szán

Etymology 2

szán (“to intend”) +‎ -ta (noun-forming suffix incorporating the possessive suffix)

Noun

szánta

  1. (construed with -ból or rarely -val and an attribute): his/her/its intention, intent, initiative
    Synonyms: akarata, szándéka, kezdeménye
Declension

Only used with an attributive word and the suffix -ból or rarely -val, added to any of these possessive-suffixed forms below.

Possessive forms of szánta
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. szántom —
2nd person sing. szántod —
3rd person sing. szánta —
1st person plural szántunk —
2nd person plural szántotok —
3rd person plural szántuk —

or

Possessive forms of szánta
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. szántam —
2nd person sing. szántad —
3rd person sing. szánta —
1st person plural szántunk —
2nd person plural szántatok —
3rd person plural szántuk —
Derived terms
Compound words
  • jószántából
  • önszántából

Further reading
  • szánta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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