zsong

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia (imitating the buzzing sounds of certain insects) + -g (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒoŋɡ]
  • Hyphenation: zsong
  • Rhymes: -oŋɡ

Verb

zsong

  1. (intransitive) to hum, buzz (to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly)
    A kertben méhek zsongnak. ― Bees are humming in the garden.
  2. (intransitive, literary, of music, songs, sounds) to hum, ring, echo, resound
    • (Can we date this quote?), Endre Ady, Karácsony‎[1]:
      Harang csendül, / Ének zendül, / Messze zsong a hálaének...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to buzz (of a thought, emotion, memory: to continuously come up in one's mind)
    Zsong a fejem a sok gondolattól. ― My head is buzzing with all kinds of thoughts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zsong
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. zsongok zsongsz zsong zsongunk zsongtok zsongnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. zsongtam zsongtál zsongott zsongtunk zsongtatok zsongtak
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. zsongni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. zsongék zsongál zsonga zsongánk zsongátok zsongának
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zsong vala, zsongott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zsongandok zsongandasz zsongand zsongandunk zsongandotok zsongandanak
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zsongnék zsongnál zsongna zsongnánk zsongnátok zsongnának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsongott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zsongjak zsongj or
zsongjál 		zsongjon zsongjunk zsongjatok zsongjanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsongott légyen
infinitive zsongni zsongnom zsongnod zsongnia zsongnunk zsongnotok zsongniuk
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
zsongás zsongó zsongott ― zsongva (zsongván)
Potential conjugation of zsong
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. zsonghatok zsonghatsz zsonghat zsonghatunk zsonghattok zsonghatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. zsonghattam zsonghattál zsonghatott zsonghattunk zsonghattatok zsonghattak
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic
preterite 		indef. zsonghaték zsonghatál zsonghata zsonghatánk zsonghatátok zsonghatának
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zsonghat vala, zsonghatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zsonghatandok
or zsongandhatok 		zsonghatandasz
or zsongandhatsz 		zsonghatand
or zsongandhat 		zsonghatandunk
or zsongandhatunk 		zsonghatandotok
or zsongandhattok 		zsonghatandanak
or zsongandhatnak
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zsonghatnék zsonghatnál zsonghatna zsonghatnánk zsonghatnátok zsonghatnának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsonghatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zsonghassak zsonghass or
zsonghassál 		zsonghasson zsonghassunk zsonghassatok zsonghassanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsonghatott légyen
infinitive (zsonghatni) (zsonghatnom) (zsonghatnod) (zsonghatnia) (zsonghatnunk) (zsonghatnotok) (zsonghatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
― ― (zsonghatva / zsonghatván)

or

Conjugation of zsong
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. zsongok zsongasz zsong zsongunk zsongotok zsonganak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. zsongottam zsongottál zsongott zsongottunk zsongottatok zsongottak
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. zsongani fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. zsongék zsongál zsonga zsongánk zsongátok zsongának
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zsong vala, zsongott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zsongandok zsongandasz zsongand zsongandunk zsongandotok zsongandanak
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zsonganék zsonganál zsongana zsonganánk zsonganátok zsonganának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsongott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zsongjak zsongj or
zsongjál 		zsongjon zsongjunk zsongjatok zsongjanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsongott légyen
infinitive zsongani zsonganom zsonganod zsongania zsonganunk zsonganotok zsonganiuk
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
zsongás zsongó zsongott ― zsongva (zsongván)
Potential conjugation of zsong
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. zsonghatok zsonghatsz zsonghat zsonghatunk zsonghattok zsonghatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. zsonghattam zsonghattál zsonghatott zsonghattunk zsonghattatok zsonghattak
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic
preterite 		indef. zsonghaték zsonghatál zsonghata zsonghatánk zsonghatátok zsonghatának
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zsonghat vala, zsonghatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. zsonghatandok
or zsongandhatok 		zsonghatandasz
or zsongandhatsz 		zsonghatand
or zsongandhat 		zsonghatandunk
or zsongandhatunk 		zsonghatandotok
or zsongandhattok 		zsonghatandanak
or zsongandhatnak
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. zsonghatnék zsonghatnál zsonghatna zsonghatnánk zsonghatnátok zsonghatnának
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsonghatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. zsonghassak zsonghass or
zsonghassál 		zsonghasson zsonghassunk zsonghassatok zsonghassanak
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsonghatott légyen
infinitive (zsonghatni) (zsonghatnom) (zsonghatnod) (zsonghatnia) (zsonghatnunk) (zsonghatnotok) (zsonghatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
― ― (zsonghatva / zsonghatván)

Derived terms

  • zsongás
  • zsongít
Compound words
  • zsong-bong

(With verbal prefixes):

  • bezsong

References

  1. ^ zsong 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

  • zsong 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.
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