henceg
Hungarian
Etymology
Probably from an onomatopoeia + -eg (“frequentative verb-forming suffix”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
henceg
- (intransitive, derogatory) to boast, brag, show off, swagger
- Synonyms: dicsekedik, dicsekszik, felvág, nagyzol, hetvenkedik, fitogtat, kérkedik, hivalkodik, hősködik, szájhősködik, ugrál, (dialectal) híreskedik[2]
Conjugation
conjugation of henceg
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | hencegek | hencegsz | henceg | hencegünk | hencegtek | hencegnek | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | hencegtem | hencegtél | hencegett | hencegtünk | hencegtetek | hencegtek | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| 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. hencegni fog. | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hencegék | hencegél | hencege | hencegénk | hencegétek | hencegének | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. henceg vala, hencegett vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | hencegendek | hencegendesz | hencegend | hencegendünk | hencegendetek | hencegendenek | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | hencegnék | hencegnél | hencegne | hencegnénk | hencegnétek | hencegnének | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. hencegett volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | hencegjek | hencegj or hencegjél |
hencegjen | hencegjünk | hencegjetek | hencegjenek | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. hencegett légyen | ||||||||
| Infinitive | hencegni | hencegnem | hencegned | hencegnie | hencegnünk | hencegnetek | hencegniük | ||
| Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
| hencegés | hencegő | hencegett | ― | hencegve (hencegvén) | |||||
potential conjugation of henceg
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | henceghetek | henceghetsz | henceghet | henceghetünk | henceghettek | henceghetnek | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | henceghettem | henceghettél | henceghetett | henceghettünk | henceghettetek | henceghettek | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hencegheték | henceghetél | henceghete | hencegheténk | henceghetétek | henceghetének | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. henceghet vala, henceghetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | henceghetendek or hencegandhatok |
henceghetendesz or hencegandhatsz |
henceghetend or hencegandhat |
henceghetendünk or hencegandhatunk |
henceghetendetek or hencegandhattok |
henceghetendenek or hencegandhatnak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | henceghetnék | henceghetnél | henceghetne | henceghetnénk | henceghetnétek | henceghetnének | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. henceghetett volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | henceghessek | henceghess or henceghessél |
henceghessen | henceghessünk | henceghessetek | henceghessenek | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. henceghetett légyen | ||||||||
| Inf. | (henceghetni) | (henceghetnem) | (henceghetned) | (henceghetnie) | (henceghetnünk) | (henceghetnetek) | (henceghetniük) | ||
| Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (henceghetve / henceghetvén) | ||||
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
- ^ henceg 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.)
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN