zúg

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See also: zug and Zug

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as zúdít (to pour) and zúdul (to come pouring, rushing) + -g (frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzuːɡ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zúg
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ

Verb

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zúg

  1. (intransitive) to rumble, buzz, hum
  2. (transitive, literary) to shout, to say something in a frightening, loud voice

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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With verbal prefixes

References

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  1. ^ zúg 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

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  • zúg in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN