bólint

Hungarian

Etymology

From an unattested stem of uncertain origin, perhaps an onomatopoeia + -int (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈboːlint]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bó‧lint
  • Rhymes: -int

Verb

bólint

  1. (ambitransitive) to nod (to incline the head down and up once, to indicate agreement)
    Synonym: biccent

Conjugation

Conjugation of bólint
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. bólintok bólintasz bólint bólintunk bólintotok bólintanak
def. bólintom bólintod bólintja bólintjuk bólintjátok bólintják
2nd obj bólintalak
past indef. bólintottam bólintottál bólintott bólintottunk bólintottatok bólintottak
def. bólintottam bólintottad bólintotta bólintottuk bólintottátok bólintották
2nd obj bólintottalak
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. bólintani fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. bólinték bólintál bólinta bólintánk bólintátok bólintának
def. bólintám bólintád bólintá bólintánk bólintátok bólinták
2nd obj bólintálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bólint vala, bólintott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. bólintandok bólintandasz bólintand bólintandunk bólintandotok bólintandanak
def. bólintandom bólintandod bólintandja bólintandjuk bólintandjátok bólintandják
2nd obj bólintandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. bólintanék bólintanál bólintana bólintanánk bólintanátok bólintanának
def. bólintanám bólintanád bólintaná bólintanánk
(or bólintanók) 		bólintanátok bólintanák
2nd obj bólintanálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bólintott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. bólintsak bólints or
bólintsál 		bólintson bólintsunk bólintsatok bólintsanak
def. bólintsam bólintsd or
bólintsad 		bólintsa bólintsuk bólintsátok bólintsák
2nd obj bólintsalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bólintott légyen
infinitive bólintani bólintanom bólintanod bólintania bólintanunk bólintanotok bólintaniuk
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
bólintás bólintó bólintott bólintandó bólintva (bólintván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of bólint
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. bólinthatok bólinthatsz bólinthat bólinthatunk bólinthattok bólinthatnak
def. bólinthatom bólinthatod bólinthatja bólinthatjuk bólinthatjátok bólinthatják
2nd obj bólinthatlak
past indef. bólinthattam bólinthattál bólinthatott bólinthattunk bólinthattatok bólinthattak
def. bólinthattam bólinthattad bólinthatta bólinthattuk bólinthattátok bólinthatták
2nd obj bólinthattalak
archaic
preterite 		indef. bólinthaték bólinthatál bólinthata bólinthatánk bólinthatátok bólinthatának
def. bólinthatám bólinthatád bólinthatá bólinthatánk bólinthatátok bólinthaták
2nd obj bólinthatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bólinthat vala, bólinthatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. bólinthatandok
or bólintandhatok 		bólinthatandasz
or bólintandhatsz 		bólinthatand
or bólintandhat 		bólinthatandunk
or bólintandhatunk 		bólinthatandotok
or bólintandhattok 		bólinthatandanak
or bólintandhatnak
def. bólinthatandom
or bólintandhatom 		bólinthatandod
or bólintandhatod 		bólinthatandja
or bólintandhatja 		bólinthatandjuk
or bólintandhatjuk 		bólinthatandjátok
or bólintandhatjátok 		bólinthatandják
or bólintandhatják
2nd obj bólinthatandalak
or bólintandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. bólinthatnék bólinthatnál bólinthatna bólinthatnánk bólinthatnátok bólinthatnának
def. bólinthatnám bólinthatnád bólinthatná bólinthatnánk
(or bólinthatnók) 		bólinthatnátok bólinthatnák
2nd obj bólinthatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bólinthatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. bólinthassak bólinthass or
bólinthassál 		bólinthasson bólinthassunk bólinthassatok bólinthassanak
def. bólinthassam bólinthasd or
bólinthassad 		bólinthassa bólinthassuk bólinthassátok bólinthassák
2nd obj bólinthassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bólinthatott légyen
infinitive (bólinthatni) (bólinthatnom) (bólinthatnod) (bólinthatnia) (bólinthatnunk) (bólinthatnotok) (bólinthatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
bólintható bólinthatatlan (bólinthatva / bólinthatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • bólogat

References

  1. ^ bólint in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • bólint in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • bólint in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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