suhan

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -an.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃuɦɒn]
  • Hyphenation: su‧han
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Verb

suhan

  1. (intransitive) to swoosh, to flit, to glide

Conjugation

Conjugation of suhan
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. suhanok suhansz suhan suhanunk suhantok suhannak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. suhantam suhantál suhant suhantunk suhantatok suhantak
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. suhanni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. suhanék suhanál suhana suhanánk suhanátok suhanának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. suhan vala, suhant vala/volt.
archaic future indef. suhanandok suhanandasz suhanand suhanandunk suhanandotok suhanandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. suhannék suhannál suhanna suhannánk suhannátok suhannának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. suhant volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. suhanjak suhanj or
suhanjál
suhanjon suhanjunk suhanjatok suhanjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. suhant légyen
infinitive suhanni suhannom suhannod suhannia suhannunk suhannotok suhanniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
suhanás suhanó suhant suhanva (suhanván)
Potential conjugation of suhan
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. suhanhatok suhanhatsz suhanhat suhanhatunk suhanhattok suhanhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. suhanhattam suhanhattál suhanhatott suhanhattunk suhanhattatok suhanhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. suhanhaték suhanhatál suhanhata suhanhatánk suhanhatátok suhanhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. suhanhat vala, suhanhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. suhanhatandok
or suhanandhatok
suhanhatandasz
or suhanandhatsz
suhanhatand
or suhanandhat
suhanhatandunk
or suhanandhatunk
suhanhatandotok
or suhanandhattok
suhanhatandanak
or suhanandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. suhanhatnék suhanhatnál suhanhatna suhanhatnánk suhanhatnátok suhanhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. suhanhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. suhanhassak suhanhass or
suhanhassál
suhanhasson suhanhassunk suhanhassatok suhanhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. suhanhatott légyen
infinitive (suhanhatni) (suhanhatnom) (suhanhatnod) (suhanhatnia) (suhanhatnunk) (suhanhatnotok) (suhanhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(suhanhatva / suhanhatván)

Derived terms

  • suhanás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elsuhan

References

  1. ^ suhan 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

  • suhan 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.