imbolyog

Hungarian

Etymology

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

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	imbolygok	imbolyogsz	imbolyog	imbolygunk	imbolyogtok	imbolyognak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	imbolyogtam	imbolyogtál	imbolygott	imbolyogtunk	imbolyogtatok	imbolyogtak
		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. imbolyogni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	imbolygék	imbolygál	imbolyga	imbolygánk	imbolygátok	imbolygának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	imbolyognék	imbolyognál	imbolyogna	imbolyognánk	imbolyognátok	imbolyognának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. imbolygott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	imbolyogjak	imbolyogj or imbolyogjál	imbolyogjon	imbolyogjunk	imbolyogjatok	imbolyogjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	imbolyoghatok	imbolyoghatsz	imbolyoghat	imbolyoghatunk	imbolyoghattok	imbolyoghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	imbolyoghattam	imbolyoghattál	imbolyoghatott	imbolyoghattunk	imbolyoghattatok	imbolyoghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	imbolyoghaték	imbolyoghatál	imbolyoghata	imbolyoghatánk	imbolyoghatátok	imbolyoghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, 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-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	imbolyoghatnék	imbolyoghatnál	imbolyoghatna	imbolyoghatnánk	imbolyoghatnátok	imbolyoghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. imbolyoghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	imbolyoghassak	imbolyoghass or imbolyoghassál	imbolyoghasson	imbolyoghassunk	imbolyoghassatok	imbolyoghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. imbolyoghatott légyen
Inf.	(imbolyoghatni)		(imbolyoghatnom)	(imbolyoghatnod)	(imbolyoghatnia)	(imbolyoghatnunk)	(imbolyoghatnotok)	(imbolyoghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(imbolyoghatva / imbolyoghatván)

Derived terms

• imbolygás

 

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

Further reading

• imbolyog 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