lebeg

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root resembling flowing, swinging, oscillating movement + -eg (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛbɛɡ]
  • Hyphenation: le‧beg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

lebeg

  1. (intransitive) to float (in the air)
    Synonym: úszik (to float, especially in water, also: “to swim”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lebeg
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. lebegek lebegsz lebeg lebegünk lebegtek lebegnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. lebegtem lebegtél lebegett lebegtünk lebegtetek lebegtek
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. lebegni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. lebegék lebegél lebege lebegénk lebegétek lebegének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. lebeg vala, lebegett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. lebegendek lebegendesz lebegend lebegendünk lebegendetek lebegendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. lebegnék lebegnél lebegne lebegnénk lebegnétek lebegnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lebegett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. lebegjek lebegj or
lebegjél
lebegjen lebegjünk lebegjetek lebegjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lebegett légyen
infinitive lebegni lebegnem lebegned lebegnie lebegnünk lebegnetek lebegniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
lebegés lebegő lebegett lebegve (lebegvén) lebegtet
Potential conjugation of lebeg
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. lebeghetek lebeghetsz lebeghet lebeghetünk lebeghettek lebeghetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. lebeghettem lebeghettél lebeghetett lebeghettünk lebeghettetek lebeghettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. lebegheték lebeghetél lebeghete lebegheténk lebeghetétek lebeghetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. lebeghet vala, lebeghetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. lebeghetendek
or lebegandhatok
lebeghetendesz
or lebegandhatsz
lebeghetend
or lebegandhat
lebeghetendünk
or lebegandhatunk
lebeghetendetek
or lebegandhattok
lebeghetendenek
or lebegandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. lebeghetnék lebeghetnél lebeghetne lebeghetnénk lebeghetnétek lebeghetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lebeghetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. lebeghessek lebeghess or
lebeghessél
lebeghessen lebeghessünk lebeghessetek lebeghessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lebeghetett légyen
infinitive (lebeghetni) (lebeghetnem) (lebeghetned) (lebeghetnie) (lebeghetnünk) (lebeghetnetek) (lebeghetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(lebeghetve / lebeghetvén)

Derived terms

  • lebegés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • alálebeg
  • átlebeg
  • belebeg
  • ellebeg
  • fellebeg
  • keresztüllebeg
  • körüllebeg
  • kilebeg
  • lelebeg
  • meglebeg
  • odalebeg
  • tovalebeg
  • végiglebeg
  • visszalebeg

References

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

Further reading

  • lebeg 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.