késik

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See also: kesik

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkeːʃik]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ké‧sik

Etymology 1

From the stem kés- borrowed from a Turkic language (distinct from native noun kés (knife)) + -ik (passive/reflexive verb-forming suffix). Compare modern Turkish geç (late), from Old Turkic kéç.[1]

Verb

késik

  1. (intransitive) to be late (-t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Attól tartok, tíz percet késni fogok.I'm afraid I'll be ten minutes late.
  2. (intransitive, of a clock) to be slow (-t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Az órám öt percet késik.My watch is five minutes slow.
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Etymology 2

The kés- stem of késik +‎ -ik (personal suffix)

Verb

késik

  1. (rare without a verbal prefix) third-person plural indicative present definite of késik
    Synonym: lekésik

References

  1. ^ késik 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.)