139 - [DICTIONARY - HUNGARY]. BARÓTI SZABÓ, Dávid. Kisded szó-tár.

[DICTIONARY - HUNGARY]. BARÓTI SZABÓ, Dávid. Kisded szó-tár. Second, expanded edition of the first Hungarian dictionary of synonyms and definitions, compiled in the late 18th century by the Jesuit, poet, and linguist Dávid Baróti Szabó. Kassán, Janos Ellinger, 1792. In-8 (180 x 120 mm), light-colored half-basane with corners, spine with 4 raised bands decorated with cold-stamped and gilt fillets, burgundy title label, marbled edges (later binding). 292 pages, 1 frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by Tzetter after Kieninger. Text in Hungarian. Binding slightly rubbed, spine slightly sun-faded, foxing. Second, expanded edition of the *Kisded szó-tár* (Little Dictionary), written by the Jesuit, poet, and linguist Baróti Szabó Dávid, considered the first dictionary of synonyms and definitions in the Hungarian language. Published in the late 18th century as part of the Hungarian language reform (Nyelvújítás), this work aimed to enrich the national vocabulary, revive forgotten words, and propose neologisms as alternatives to Latin and German. Two bookplates on the inside back cover and the title page. A pleasant copy.