zümmög

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root associated with the humming sound of insects + -ög (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzymːøɡ]
  • Hyphenation: züm‧mög
  • Rhymes: -øɡ

Verb

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zümmög

  1. (intransitive) to buzz, hum

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ zümmög 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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  • zümmög 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