imbolyog

Hungarian

Etymology

From an otherwise unattested stem related to the stem of indít and inog + -lyog (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈimbojoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: im‧bo‧lyog
  • Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb

imbolyog

  1. (intransitive) to sway, stagger, waver, rock (to move slowly, unsteadily, swinging from side to side; or backward and forward)
    Synonyms: támolyog, tántorog, dülöng, dülöngél, botorkál
  2. (intransitive) to sway, bend, waver (to swing from side to side while in one place)
    Synonyms: hajladozik, himbálózik, himbálódzik
    A nád imbolygott a szélben.The reeds swayed in the wind.
  3. (intransitive, of light, shadows) to flutter, waver
    Synonyms: lebeg, ingadozik
    Árnyak imbolyogtak a falon.Shadows were wavering on the wall.

Conjugation

Conjugation of imbolyog
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. imbolygok imbolyogsz imbolyog imbolygunk imbolyogtok imbolyognak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. imbolyogtam imbolyogtál imbolygott imbolyogtunk imbolyogtatok imbolyogtak
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. imbolyogni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. imbolygék imbolygál imbolyga imbolygánk imbolygátok imbolygának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. imbolyog vala, imbolygott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. imbolygandok imbolygandasz imbolygand imbolygandunk imbolygandotok imbolygandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. imbolyognék imbolyognál imbolyogna imbolyognánk imbolyognátok imbolyognának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. imbolygott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. imbolyogjak imbolyogj or
imbolyogjál
imbolyogjon imbolyogjunk imbolyogjatok imbolyogjanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. imbolygott légyen
infinitive imbolyogni imbolyognom imbolyognod imbolyognia imbolyognunk imbolyognotok imbolyogniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
imbolygás imbolygó imbolygott imbolyogva (imbolyogván) imbolyogtat
Potential conjugation of imbolyog
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. imbolyoghatok imbolyoghatsz imbolyoghat imbolyoghatunk imbolyoghattok imbolyoghatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. imbolyoghattam imbolyoghattál imbolyoghatott imbolyoghattunk imbolyoghattatok imbolyoghattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. imbolyoghaték imbolyoghatál imbolyoghata imbolyoghatánk imbolyoghatátok imbolyoghatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. imbolyoghat vala, imbolyoghatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. imbolyoghatandok
or imbolygandhatok
imbolyoghatandasz
or imbolygandhatsz
imbolyoghatand
or imbolygandhat
imbolyoghatandunk
or imbolygandhatunk
imbolyoghatandotok
or imbolygandhattok
imbolyoghatandanak
or imbolygandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. imbolyoghatnék imbolyoghatnál imbolyoghatna imbolyoghatnánk imbolyoghatnátok imbolyoghatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. imbolyoghatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. imbolyoghassak imbolyoghass or
imbolyoghassál
imbolyoghasson imbolyoghassunk imbolyoghassatok imbolyoghassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. imbolyoghatott légyen
infinitive (imbolyoghatni) (imbolyoghatnom) (imbolyoghatnod) (imbolyoghatnia) (imbolyoghatnunk) (imbolyoghatnotok) (imbolyoghatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(imbolyoghatva / imbolyoghatván)

Derived terms

  • imbolygás

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

References

  1. ^ imbolyog 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

  • imbolyog 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.