kacsint

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒt͡ʃint]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧csint
  • Rhymes: -int

Etymology 1

Possibly from an obsolete verb sense from a combined noun and verb term in the sense “to curve; curvature” [its noun counterpart being kacs (tendril)] + an instantaneous verb suffix -int. Its original meaning may have been “to look askew”.[1]

Verb

kacsint

  1. (intransitive) to wink (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy)
  2. (intransitive, informal, rare) to cast a furtive glance (from aside), to look secretly somewhere
Conjugation
Conjugation of kacsint
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. kacsintok kacsintasz kacsint kacsintunk kacsintotok kacsintanak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. kacsintottam kacsintottál kacsintott kacsintottunk kacsintottatok kacsintottak
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. kacsintani fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. kacsinték kacsintál kacsinta kacsintánk kacsintátok kacsintának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kacsint vala, kacsintott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. kacsintandok kacsintandasz kacsintand kacsintandunk kacsintandotok kacsintandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. kacsintanék kacsintanál kacsintana kacsintanánk kacsintanátok kacsintanának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kacsintott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kacsintsak kacsints or
kacsintsál
kacsintson kacsintsunk kacsintsatok kacsintsanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kacsintott légyen
infinitive kacsintani kacsintanom kacsintanod kacsintania kacsintanunk kacsintanotok kacsintaniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
kacsintás kacsintó kacsintott kacsintva (kacsintván)
Potential conjugation of kacsint
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. kacsinthatok kacsinthatsz kacsinthat kacsinthatunk kacsinthattok kacsinthatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. kacsinthattam kacsinthattál kacsinthatott kacsinthattunk kacsinthattatok kacsinthattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. kacsinthaték kacsinthatál kacsinthata kacsinthatánk kacsinthatátok kacsinthatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kacsinthat vala, kacsinthatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. kacsinthatandok
or kacsintandhatok
kacsinthatandasz
or kacsintandhatsz
kacsinthatand
or kacsintandhat
kacsinthatandunk
or kacsintandhatunk
kacsinthatandotok
or kacsintandhattok
kacsinthatandanak
or kacsintandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. kacsinthatnék kacsinthatnál kacsinthatna kacsinthatnánk kacsinthatnátok kacsinthatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kacsinthatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. kacsinthassak kacsinthass or
kacsinthassál
kacsinthasson kacsinthassunk kacsinthassatok kacsinthassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kacsinthatott légyen
infinitive (kacsinthatni) (kacsinthatnom) (kacsinthatnod) (kacsinthatnia) (kacsinthatnunk) (kacsinthatnotok) (kacsinthatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(kacsinthatva / kacsinthatván)
Derived terms
  • kacsingat
  • kacsintás
  • kacsintgat

(With verbal prefixes):

  • átkacsint
  • hátrakacsint
  • idekacsint
  • kikacsint
  • odakacsint
  • összekacsint
  • rákacsint
  • visszakacsint

Etymology 2

kacsin (Kachin) +‎ -t (accusative suffix)

Adjective

kacsint

  1. accusative singular of kacsin

Noun

kacsint

  1. accusative singular of kacsin

References

  1. ^ kacsint 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

  • kacsint 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.