berreg

Hungarian

Etymology

Am onomatopoeia + -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛrːɛɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ber‧reg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

berreg

  1. (intransitive, of a device, machine) to buzz, drone, whirr, ring (to produce a low-pitched hum or buzz)
    Berregtek a motorok.The engines droned.
    A telefon berregni kezdett.The phone began to ring.

Conjugation

Conjugation of berreg
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. berregek berregsz berreg berregünk berregtek berregnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. berregtem berregtél berregett berregtünk berregtetek berregtek
def.
2nd obj
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. berregni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. berregék berregél berrege berregénk berregétek berregének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. berreg vala, berregett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. berregendek berregendesz berregend berregendünk berregendetek berregendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. berregnék berregnél berregne berregnénk berregnétek berregnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. berregett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. berregjek berregj or
berregjél
berregjen berregjünk berregjetek berregjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. berregett légyen
infinitive berregni berregnem berregned berregnie berregnünk berregnetek berregniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
berregés berregő berregett berregve (berregvén) berregtet
Potential conjugation of berreg
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. berreghetek berreghetsz berreghet berreghetünk berreghettek berreghetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. berreghettem berreghettél berreghetett berreghettünk berreghettetek berreghettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. berregheték berreghetél berreghete berregheténk berreghetétek berreghetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. berreghet vala, berreghetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. berreghetendek
or berregandhatok
berreghetendesz
or berregandhatsz
berreghetend
or berregandhat
berreghetendünk
or berregandhatunk
berreghetendetek
or berregandhattok
berreghetendenek
or berregandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. berreghetnék berreghetnél berreghetne berreghetnénk berreghetnétek berreghetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. berreghetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. berreghessek berreghess or
berreghessél
berreghessen berreghessünk berreghessetek berreghessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. berreghetett légyen
infinitive (berreghetni) (berreghetnem) (berreghetned) (berreghetnie) (berreghetnünk) (berreghetnetek) (berreghetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(berreghetve / berreghetvén)

Derived terms

  • berregés
  • berregtet

(With verbal prefixes):

  • átberreg
  • felberreg
  • fölberreg

References

  1. ^ berreg 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

  • berreg 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.
  • berreg 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).