huppan

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic stem + -an (instantaneous-frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhupːɒn]
  • Hyphenation: hup‧pan
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Verb

huppan

  1. (intransitive) to fall with a thud, to slump, plop (to fall somewhere, with lative suffixes, making a soft, dull sound)
    Synonyms: zuhan, pottyan, zöttyen
    A gyerekek a földre huppantak.The children plopped down on the ground.

Conjugation

Conjugation of huppan
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. huppanok huppansz huppan huppanunk huppantok huppannak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. huppantam huppantál huppant huppantunk huppantatok huppantak
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. huppanni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. huppanék huppanál huppana huppanánk huppanátok huppanának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. huppan vala, huppant vala/volt.
archaic future indef. huppanandok huppanandasz huppanand huppanandunk huppanandotok huppanandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. huppannék huppannál huppanna huppannánk huppannátok huppannának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. huppant volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. huppanjak huppanj or
huppanjál
huppanjon huppanjunk huppanjatok huppanjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. huppant légyen
infinitive huppanni huppannom huppannod huppannia huppannunk huppannotok huppanniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
huppanás huppanó huppant huppanva (huppanván)
Potential conjugation of huppan
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. huppanhatok huppanhatsz huppanhat huppanhatunk huppanhattok huppanhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. huppanhattam huppanhattál huppanhatott huppanhattunk huppanhattatok huppanhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. huppanhaték huppanhatál huppanhata huppanhatánk huppanhatátok huppanhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. huppanhat vala, huppanhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. huppanhatandok
or huppanandhatok
huppanhatandasz
or huppanandhatsz
huppanhatand
or huppanandhat
huppanhatandunk
or huppanandhatunk
huppanhatandotok
or huppanandhattok
huppanhatandanak
or huppanandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. huppanhatnék huppanhatnál huppanhatna huppanhatnánk huppanhatnátok huppanhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. huppanhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. huppanhassak huppanhass or
huppanhassál
huppanhasson huppanhassunk huppanhassatok huppanhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. huppanhatott légyen
infinitive (huppanhatni) (huppanhatnom) (huppanhatnod) (huppanhatnia) (huppanhatnunk) (huppanhatnotok) (huppanhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(huppanhatva / huppanhatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • belehuppan
  • lehuppan
  • visszahuppan

References

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

Further reading

  • huppan 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.