settenkedik

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic stem evoking the sound of slow foot-dragging + -kedik (verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛtːɛŋkɛdik]
  • Hyphenation: set‧ten‧ke‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ɛdik

Verb

settenkedik

  1. (intransitive) to sneak, to creep (to move furtively, stealthily)
    Tegnap rajtakaptam, hogy settenkedett a fáskamra körül.Yesterday I caught him/her sneaking around the woodshed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of settenkedik
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. settenkedem or
settenkedek
settenkedsz settenkedik settenkedünk settenkedtek settenkednek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. settenkedtem settenkedtél settenkedett settenkedtünk settenkedtetek settenkedtek
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. settenkedni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. settenkedék or
settenkedém
settenkedél settenkede or
settenkedék
settenkedénk settenkedétek settenkedének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. settenkedik vala, settenkedett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. settenkedendek
(or settenkedendem)
settenkedendesz
(or settenkedendel)
settenkedend
(or settenkedendik*)
settenkedendünk settenkedendetek settenkedendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. settenkednék
(or settenkedném)
settenkednél settenkedne
(or settenkednék*)
settenkednénk settenkednétek settenkednének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. settenkedett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. settenkedjek  or
settenkedjem
settenkedj or
settenkedjél
settenkedjen or
settenkedjék
settenkedjünk settenkedjetek settenkedjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. settenkedett légyen
infinitive settenkedni settenkednem settenkedned settenkednie settenkednünk settenkednetek settenkedniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
settenkedés settenkedő settenkedett settenkedve (settenkedvén)
Potential conjugation of settenkedik
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. settenkedhetek
(or settenkedhetem)
settenkedhetsz
(or settenkedhetel)
settenkedhet
(or settenkedhetik)
settenkedhetünk settenkedhettek settenkedhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. settenkedhettem settenkedhettél settenkedhetett settenkedhettünk settenkedhettetek settenkedhettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. settenkedheték or
settenkedhetém
settenkedhetél settenkedhete or
settenkedheték
settenkedheténk settenkedhetétek settenkedhetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. settenkedhet vala, settenkedhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. settenkedhetendek
or settenkedandhatok
(or settenkedhetendem
or settenkedandhatom)
settenkedhetendesz
or settenkedandhatsz
(or settenkedhetendel
or settenkedandhatol)
settenkedhetend
or settenkedandhat
(or settenkedhetendik
or settenkedandhatik*)
settenkedhetendünk
or settenkedandhatunk
settenkedhetendetek
or settenkedandhattok
settenkedhetendenek
or settenkedandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. settenkedhetnék
(or settenkedhetném)
settenkedhetnél settenkedhetne
(or settenkedhetnék*)
settenkedhetnénk settenkedhetnétek settenkedhetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. settenkedhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. settenkedhessek or
settenkedhessem
settenkedhess or
settenkedhessél
settenkedhessen or
settenkedhessék
settenkedhessünk settenkedhessetek settenkedhessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. settenkedhetett légyen
infinitive (settenkedhetni) (settenkedhetnem) (settenkedhetned) (settenkedhetnie) (settenkedhetnünk) (settenkedhetnetek) (settenkedhetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(settenkedhetve / settenkedhetvén)

Derived terms

  • settenkedés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • besettenkedik
  • idesettenkedik
  • kisettenkedik
  • lesettenkedik
  • odasettenkedik
  • visszasettenkedik

References

  1. ^ settenkedik 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. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • settenkedik 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.