felesel

Hungarian

Etymology

From the archaic feles (sharing partner) +‎ -el (frequentative verb-forming suffix), from fél +‎ -es.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlɛʃɛl]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧le‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

felesel

  1. (intransitive) to talk back, to respond insolently, to answer repeatedly with temper (to someone -val/-vel)
    Synonyms: nyelvel, pimaszkodik, visszabeszél, (vulgar) visszapofázik
    Mindig felesel velem!He/she is always talking back to me!

Conjugation

Conjugation of felesel
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. feleselek feleselsz felesel feleselünk feleseltek feleselnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. feleseltem feleseltél feleselt feleseltünk feleseltetek feleseltek
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. feleselni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. feleselék feleselél felesele feleselénk feleselétek feleselének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. felesel vala, feleselt vala/volt.
archaic future indef. feleselendek feleselendesz feleselend feleselendünk feleselendetek feleselendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. feleselnék feleselnél feleselne feleselnénk feleselnétek feleselnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. feleselt volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. feleseljek feleselj or
feleseljél
feleseljen feleseljünk feleseljetek feleseljenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. feleselt légyen
infinitive feleselni feleselnem feleselned feleselnie feleselnünk feleselnetek feleselniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
feleselés feleselő feleselt feleselve (feleselvén)
Potential conjugation of felesel
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. feleselhetek feleselhetsz feleselhet feleselhetünk feleselhettek feleselhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. feleselhettem feleselhettél feleselhetett feleselhettünk feleselhettetek feleselhettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. feleselheték feleselhetél feleselhete feleselheténk feleselhetétek feleselhetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. feleselhet vala, feleselhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. feleselhetendek
or feleselandhatok
feleselhetendesz
or feleselandhatsz
feleselhetend
or feleselandhat
feleselhetendünk
or feleselandhatunk
feleselhetendetek
or feleselandhattok
feleselhetendenek
or feleselandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. feleselhetnék feleselhetnél feleselhetne feleselhetnénk feleselhetnétek feleselhetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. feleselhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. feleselhessek feleselhess or
feleselhessél
feleselhessen feleselhessünk feleselhessetek feleselhessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. feleselhetett légyen
infinitive (feleselhetni) (feleselhetnem) (feleselhetned) (feleselhetnie) (feleselhetnünk) (feleselhetnetek) (feleselhetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(feleselhetve / feleselhetvén)

Derived terms

  • feleselés
  • feleselget

(With verbal prefixes):

  • ráfelesel
  • visszafelesel

References

  1. ^ felesel 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.)
  2. ^ felesel in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

  • felesel 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.