kacag
Hungarian
Etymology
From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ag (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒt͡sɒɡ]
- Hyphenation: ka‧cag
- Rhymes: -ɒɡ
Verb
kacag
- (intransitive, slightly literary) to laugh (heartily) (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- (transitive, slightly literary, exaggerated) to laugh a lot (in certain set phrases only, followed by -ra/-re)
- Betegre kacagtuk magunkat. ― We laughed ourselves silly.
- (transitive, intransitive, slightly literary) to laugh at someone or something (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to evince contempt or pity for someone)
Conjugation
conjugation of kacag
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 mood |
Present | Indef. | kacagok | kacagsz | kacag | kacagunk | kacagtok | kacagnak |
Def. | kacagom | kacagod | kacagja | kacagjuk | kacagjátok | kacagják | ||
2nd-p. o. | kacaglak | ― | ||||||
Past | Indef. | kacagtam | kacagtál | kacagott | kacagtunk | kacagtatok | kacagtak | |
Def. | kacagtam | kacagtad | kacagta | kacagtuk | kacagtátok | kacagták | ||
2nd-p. o. | kacagtalak | ― | ||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | kacagnék | kacagnál | kacagna | kacagnánk | kacagnátok | kacagnának |
Def. | kacagnám | kacagnád | kacagná | kacagnánk (or kacagnók) |
kacagnátok | kacagnák | ||
2nd-p. o. | kacagnálak | ― | ||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | kacagjak | kacagj or kacagjál |
kacagjon | kacagjunk | kacagjatok | kacagjanak |
Def. | kacagjam | kacagd or kacagjad |
kacagja | kacagjuk | kacagjátok | kacagják | ||
2nd-p. o. | kacagjalak | ― | ||||||
Infinitive | kacagni | kacagnom | kacagnod | kacagnia | kacagnunk | kacagnotok | kacagniuk | |
Other nonfinite verb forms |
Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
kacagás | kacagó | kacagott | kacagandó | kacagva | kacaghat |
Derived terms
- kacagás
- kacagtat
(With verbal prefixes):
- elkacag
- felkacag
- kikacag
- végigkacag
- visszakacag
Related terms
- kacaj
- kacarász
- kacarászik
References
- kacag 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
- kacag in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.