civakodik

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia + -akodik (frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sivɒkodik]
  • Hyphenation: ci‧va‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb

civakodik

  1. (intransitive) to quarrel, quibble, bicker, altercate, wrangle, tiff (with someone -val/-vel, over something -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to disagree with each other noisily over petty things)
    Synonyms: perlekedik, veszekedik, civódik
    Civakodnak egymással.They are bickering with each other.
    Mindig civakodnak valamin.They are always quarreling over something.
  2. (intransitive, of birds or small animals, with each other) to squabble

Conjugation

Conjugation of civakodik
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. civakodom or
civakodok
civakodsz civakodik civakodunk civakodtok civakodnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. civakodtam civakodtál civakodott civakodtunk civakodtatok civakodtak
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. civakodni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. civakodék civakodál civakoda civakodánk civakodátok civakodának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. civakodik vala, civakodott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. civakodandok civakodandasz civakodand civakodandunk civakodandotok civakodandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. civakodnék civakodnál civakodna civakodnánk civakodnátok civakodnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. civakodott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. civakodjak  or
civakodjam
civakodj or
civakodjál
civakodjon civakodjunk civakodjatok civakodjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. civakodott légyen
infinitive civakodni civakodnom civakodnod civakodnia civakodnunk civakodnotok civakodniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
civakodás civakodó civakodott civakodva (civakodván)
Potential conjugation of civakodik
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. civakodhatok
(or civakodhatom)
civakodhatsz civakodhat civakodhatunk civakodhattok civakodhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. civakodhattam civakodhattál civakodhatott civakodhattunk civakodhattatok civakodhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. civakodhaték civakodhatál civakodhata civakodhatánk civakodhatátok civakodhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. civakodhat vala, civakodhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. civakodhatandok
or civakodandhatok
civakodhatandasz
or civakodandhatsz
civakodhatand
or civakodandhat
civakodhatandunk
or civakodandhatunk
civakodhatandotok
or civakodandhattok
civakodhatandanak
or civakodandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. civakodhatnék civakodhatnál civakodhatna civakodhatnánk civakodhatnátok civakodhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. civakodhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. civakodhassak civakodhass or
civakodhassál
civakodhasson civakodhassunk civakodhassatok civakodhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. civakodhatott légyen
infinitive (civakodhatni) (civakodhatnom) (civakodhatnod) (civakodhatnia) (civakodhatnunk) (civakodhatnotok) (civakodhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(civakodhatva / civakodhatván)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ civakodik 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

  • civakodik 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.
  • civakodik 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).