dobban

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdobːɒn]
  • Hyphenation: dob‧ban
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Etymology 1

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -an (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). The root is possibly related to dob (drum).[1]

Verb

dobban

  1. (intransitive) to thud, boom (to make a dull and deep sound)
  2. (intransitive, of the heart) to throb, pound (to give a strong thud)
  3. (intransitive, archaic, literary) to flump (to fall with a dull sound)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dobban
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. dobbanok dobbansz dobban dobbanunk dobbantok dobbannak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. dobbantam dobbantál dobbant dobbantunk dobbantatok dobbantak
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. dobbanni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. dobbanék dobbanál dobbana dobbanánk dobbanátok dobbanának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dobban vala, dobbant vala/volt.
archaic future indef. dobbanandok dobbanandasz dobbanand dobbanandunk dobbanandotok dobbanandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. dobbannék dobbannál dobbanna dobbannánk dobbannátok dobbannának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dobbant volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. dobbanjak dobbanj or
dobbanjál
dobbanjon dobbanjunk dobbanjatok dobbanjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dobbant légyen
infinitive dobbanni dobbannom dobbannod dobbannia dobbannunk dobbannotok dobbanniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
dobbanás dobbanó dobbant dobbanva (dobbanván)
Potential conjugation of dobban
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. dobbanhatok dobbanhatsz dobbanhat dobbanhatunk dobbanhattok dobbanhatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. dobbanhattam dobbanhattál dobbanhatott dobbanhattunk dobbanhattatok dobbanhattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. dobbanhaték dobbanhatál dobbanhata dobbanhatánk dobbanhatátok dobbanhatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dobbanhat vala, dobbanhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. dobbanhatandok
or dobbanandhatok
dobbanhatandasz
or dobbanandhatsz
dobbanhatand
or dobbanandhat
dobbanhatandunk
or dobbanandhatunk
dobbanhatandotok
or dobbanandhattok
dobbanhatandanak
or dobbanandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. dobbanhatnék dobbanhatnál dobbanhatna dobbanhatnánk dobbanhatnátok dobbanhatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dobbanhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. dobbanhassak dobbanhass or
dobbanhassál
dobbanhasson dobbanhassunk dobbanhassatok dobbanhassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dobbanhatott légyen
infinitive (dobbanhatni) (dobbanhatnom) (dobbanhatnod) (dobbanhatnia) (dobbanhatnunk) (dobbanhatnotok) (dobbanhatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(dobbanhatva / dobbanhatván)
Derived terms
  • dobbanat
  • dobbanás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • feldobban
  • hazadobban
  • kidobban
  • ledobban
  • megdobban
  • odadobban
  • összedobban
  • visszadobban

Etymology 2

dob (drum) +‎ -ban (in, inessive case suffix)

Noun

dobban

  1. inessive singular of dob

References

  1. ^ dobban 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

  • dobban 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.
  • dobban in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).