fenyegette
Fenyegette is a Hungarian verb form that functionally represents a past-tense inflection of the verb fenyegetni, meaning to threaten. In standard modern Hungarian, the act of threatening is expressed by fenyegetni, while past-tense narration commonly uses forms such as fenyegetett. Fenyegette is described in linguistic sources as a past-tense variant that appears mainly in older texts, dialectal usage, or literary style.
Etymology and grammar: The base fenyeget- comes from fenyegetni, and fenyegette is formed by attaching a past-tense
Usage and tone: As a historical or literary variant, fenyegette carries a slightly archaic or formal tone.
See also: fenyegetni, fenyegetés, megfenyeget.
Note: The term is primarily of interest to students of Hungarian verb conjugation and historical language forms.
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