ríkat

See also: rikat and říkat

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as rí (“to cry, weep; to howl, roar, bellow”) +‎ -at (causative suffix). For the inserted -k-, compare rikácsol (“to screech, shriek”) and rikolt (“to squawk, cry out”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈriːkɒt]
Hyphenation: rí‧kat
Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

ríkat

(transitive) to make someone cry (weep)
Antonym: nevettet (“to make someone laugh”)

Usage notes

The more usual verb that means “to cry, weep” (sír) cannot be used with a causative suffix to express the above sense, as sirat actually means “to weep, mourn for/over someone or something”.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ríkat*
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
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.	ríkatok	ríkatsz	ríkat	ríkatunk	ríkattok	ríkatnak
			def.	ríkatom	ríkatod	ríkatja	ríkatjuk	ríkatjátok	ríkatják
			2nd obj	ríkatlak
		past	indef.	ríkattam	ríkattál	ríkatott	ríkattunk	ríkattatok	ríkattak
			def.	ríkattam	ríkattad	ríkatta	ríkattuk	ríkattátok	ríkatták
			2nd obj	ríkattalak
		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. ríkatni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	ríkaték	ríkatál	ríkata	ríkatánk	ríkatátok	ríkatának
		def.	ríkatám	ríkatád	ríkatá	ríkatánk	ríkatátok	ríkaták
		2nd obj	ríkatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ríkat vala, ríkatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	ríkatandok	ríkatandasz	ríkatand	ríkatandunk	ríkatandotok	ríkatandanak
		def.	ríkatandom	ríkatandod	ríkatandja	ríkatandjuk	ríkatandjátok	ríkatandják
		2nd obj	ríkatandalak

conditional		present	indef.	ríkatnék	ríkatnál	ríkatna	ríkatnánk	ríkatnátok	ríkatnának
	def.		ríkatnám	ríkatnád	ríkatná	ríkatnánk (or ríkatnók)	ríkatnátok	ríkatnák
	2nd obj		ríkatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ríkatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	ríkassak	ríkass or ríkassál	ríkasson	ríkassunk	ríkassatok	ríkassanak
			def.	ríkassam	ríkasd or ríkassad	ríkassa	ríkassuk	ríkassátok	ríkassák
			2nd obj	ríkassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ríkatott légyen

infinitive		ríkatni		ríkatnom	ríkatnod	ríkatnia	ríkatnunk	ríkatnotok	ríkatniuk
other forms	ríkatás		ríkató	ríkatott	ríkatandó	ríkatva (ríkatván)
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 *ríkat*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
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.	ríkathatok	ríkathatsz	ríkathat	ríkathatunk	ríkathattok	ríkathatnak
			def.	ríkathatom	ríkathatod	ríkathatja	ríkathatjuk	ríkathatjátok	ríkathatják
			2nd obj	ríkathatlak
		past	indef.	ríkathattam	ríkathattál	ríkathatott	ríkathattunk	ríkathattatok	ríkathattak
			def.	ríkathattam	ríkathattad	ríkathatta	ríkathattuk	ríkathattátok	ríkathatták
			2nd obj	ríkathattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	ríkathaték	ríkathatál	ríkathata	ríkathatánk	ríkathatátok	ríkathatának
		def.	ríkathatám	ríkathatád	ríkathatá	ríkathatánk	ríkathatátok	ríkathaták
		2nd obj	ríkathatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ríkathat vala, ríkathatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	ríkathatandok or ríkatandhatok	ríkathatandasz or ríkatandhatsz	ríkathatand or ríkatandhat	ríkathatandunk or ríkatandhatunk	ríkathatandotok or ríkatandhattok	ríkathatandanak or ríkatandhatnak
		def.	ríkathatandom or ríkatandhatom	ríkathatandod or ríkatandhatod	ríkathatandja or ríkatandhatja	ríkathatandjuk or ríkatandhatjuk	ríkathatandjátok or ríkatandhatjátok	ríkathatandják or ríkatandhatják
		2nd obj	ríkathatandalak or ríkatandhatlak

conditional		present	indef.	ríkathatnék	ríkathatnál	ríkathatna	ríkathatnánk	ríkathatnátok	ríkathatnának
	def.		ríkathatnám	ríkathatnád	ríkathatná	ríkathatnánk (or ríkathatnók)	ríkathatnátok	ríkathatnák
	2nd obj		ríkathatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ríkathatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	ríkathassak	ríkathass or ríkathassál	ríkathasson	ríkathassunk	ríkathassatok	ríkathassanak
			def.	ríkathassam	ríkathasd or ríkathassad	ríkathassa	ríkathassuk	ríkathassátok	ríkathassák
			2nd obj	ríkathassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ríkathatott légyen

infinitive		(ríkathatni)		(ríkathatnom)	(ríkathatnod)	(ríkathatnia)	(ríkathatnunk)	(ríkathatnotok)	(ríkathatniuk)
other forms	ríkatható			ríkathatatlan		(ríkathatva / ríkathatván)

Derived terms

ríkatás
ríkatható

(With verbal prefixes):

megríkat

References

^ rí 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.