menik

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1508.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛnik]
  • Hyphenation: me‧nik

Verb

menik

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to flee
    Synonym: menekül

Conjugation

Conjugation of menik
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. menek mensz menik menünk mentek mennek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. mentem mentél ment mentünk mentetek mentek
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. menni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. menék menél mene menénk menétek menének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. menik vala, ment vala/volt.
archaic future indef. menendek menendesz menend menendünk menendetek menendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. mennék mennél menne mennénk mennétek mennének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ment volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. menjek menj or
menjél
menjen menjünk menjetek menjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ment légyen
infinitive menni mennem menned mennie mennünk mennetek menniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
menés menő ment menve (menvén)
Potential conjugation of menik
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. menhetek menhetsz menhet menhetünk menhettek menhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. menhettem menhettél menhetett menhettünk menhettetek menhettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. menheték menhetél menhete menheténk menhetétek menhetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. menhet vala, menhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. menhetendek
or menandhatok
menhetendesz
or menandhatsz
menhetend
or menandhat
menhetendünk
or menandhatunk
menhetendetek
or menandhattok
menhetendenek
or menandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. menhetnék menhetnél menhetne menhetnénk menhetnétek menhetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. menhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. menhessek menhess or
menhessél
menhessen menhessünk menhessetek menhessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. menhetett légyen
infinitive (menhetni) (menhetnem) (menhetned) (menhetnie) (menhetnünk) (menhetnetek) (menhetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(menhetve / menhetvén)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ menik 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

Volapük

Etymology

From men +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [meˈnik]

Adjective

menik

  1. human, of or relating to a human being, human beings

Declension

Declension of menik
positive comparative superlative
preceding noun menik menikum menikün
separated singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative menik meniks menikum menikums menikün meniküns
genitive menika menikas menikuma menikumas meniküna menikünas
dative menike menikes menikume menikumes meniküne menikünes
accusative meniki menikis menikumi menikumis meniküni menikünis
predicative meniku menikus menikumu menikumus menikünu menikünus
vocative o menik! o meniks! o menikum! o menikums! o menikün! o meniküns!

Derived terms

  • himenik
  • himeniko
  • jimenik
  • jimeniko
  • meniko
  • menikön

See also