firtat

See also: Fîrtat

Hungarian

Etymology

From an otherwise unattested stem (related to obsolete fitog(at) and present-day fitogtat) + -tat (frequentative-causative suffix). The -r- may reflect semantic, possibly also etymological influence of fürkész(ik).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfirtɒt]
  • Hyphenation: fir‧tat
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

firtat

  1. (transitive) to pry into, be inquisitive, try to get to the bottom of something
    Synonyms: kíváncsiskodik, kérdezget, kutakodik, beleüti az orrát, feszeget, vájkál, szimatol
    Hypernyms: kérdez, érdeklődik, tudakol, kutat, fürkész(ik), vizsgál
    ezt (most) ne firtassuklet’s leave it at that (literally, “let’s not pry into this (now)”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of firtat
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. firtatok firtatsz firtat firtatunk firtattok firtatnak
def. firtatom firtatod firtatja firtatjuk firtatjátok firtatják
2nd obj firtatlak
past indef. firtattam firtattál firtatott firtattunk firtattatok firtattak
def. firtattam firtattad firtatta firtattuk firtattátok firtatták
2nd obj firtattalak
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. firtatni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. firtaték firtatál firtata firtatánk firtatátok firtatának
def. firtatám firtatád firtatá firtatánk firtatátok firtaták
2nd obj firtatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. firtat vala, firtatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. firtatandok firtatandasz firtatand firtatandunk firtatandotok firtatandanak
def. firtatandom firtatandod firtatandja firtatandjuk firtatandjátok firtatandják
2nd obj firtatandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. firtatnék firtatnál firtatna firtatnánk firtatnátok firtatnának
def. firtatnám firtatnád firtatná firtatnánk
(or firtatnók)
firtatnátok firtatnák
2nd obj firtatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firtatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. firtassak firtass or
firtassál
firtasson firtassunk firtassatok firtassanak
def. firtassam firtasd or
firtassad
firtassa firtassuk firtassátok firtassák
2nd obj firtassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firtatott légyen
infinitive firtatni firtatnom firtatnod firtatnia firtatnunk firtatnotok firtatniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
firtatás firtató firtatott firtatandó firtatva (firtatván)
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 firtat
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. firtathatok firtathatsz firtathat firtathatunk firtathattok firtathatnak
def. firtathatom firtathatod firtathatja firtathatjuk firtathatjátok firtathatják
2nd obj firtathatlak
past indef. firtathattam firtathattál firtathatott firtathattunk firtathattatok firtathattak
def. firtathattam firtathattad firtathatta firtathattuk firtathattátok firtathatták
2nd obj firtathattalak
archaic
preterite
indef. firtathaték firtathatál firtathata firtathatánk firtathatátok firtathatának
def. firtathatám firtathatád firtathatá firtathatánk firtathatátok firtathaták
2nd obj firtathatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. firtathat vala, firtathatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. firtathatandok
or firtatandhatok
firtathatandasz
or firtatandhatsz
firtathatand
or firtatandhat
firtathatandunk
or firtatandhatunk
firtathatandotok
or firtatandhattok
firtathatandanak
or firtatandhatnak
def. firtathatandom
or firtatandhatom
firtathatandod
or firtatandhatod
firtathatandja
or firtatandhatja
firtathatandjuk
or firtatandhatjuk
firtathatandjátok
or firtatandhatjátok
firtathatandják
or firtatandhatják
2nd obj firtathatandalak
or firtatandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. firtathatnék firtathatnál firtathatna firtathatnánk firtathatnátok firtathatnának
def. firtathatnám firtathatnád firtathatná firtathatnánk
(or firtathatnók)
firtathatnátok firtathatnák
2nd obj firtathatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firtathatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. firtathassak firtathass or
firtathassál
firtathasson firtathassunk firtathassatok firtathassanak
def. firtathassam firtathasd or
firtathassad
firtathassa firtathassuk firtathassátok firtathassák
2nd obj firtathassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firtathatott légyen
infinitive (firtathatni) (firtathatnom) (firtathatnod) (firtathatnia) (firtathatnunk) (firtathatnotok) (firtathatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
firtatható firtathatatlan (firtathatva / firtathatván)

References

  1. ^ firtat in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • firtat 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.
  • firtat 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).