bólint

Hungarian

Etymology

From an unattested stem of uncertain origin, perhaps an onomatopoeia + -int (instantaneous suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːlint]

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• Hyphenation: bó‧lint
• Rhymes: -int

Verb

bólint

1. (transitive, intransitive) to nod (to incline the head down and up once, to indicate agreement)

   Synonym: biccent

Conjugation

conjugation of bólint

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.	bólintok	bólintasz	bólint	bólintunk	bólintotok	bólintanak
		Def.	bólintom	bólintod	bólintja	bólintjuk	bólintjátok	bólintják
		2nd-p. o.	bólintalak	―
	Past	Indef.	bólintottam	bólintottál	bólintott	bólintottunk	bólintottatok	bólintottak
		Def.	bólintottam	bólintottad	bólintotta	bólintottuk	bólintottátok	bólintották
		2nd-p. o.	bólintottalak	―
	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. bólintani fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	bólinték	bólintál	bólinta	bólintánk	bólintátok	bólintának
		Def.	bólintám	bólintád	bólintá	bólintánk	bólintátok	bólinták
		2nd-p. o.	bólintálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bólint vala, bólintott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	bólintandok	bólintandasz	bólintand	bólintandunk	bólintandotok	bólintandanak
		Def.	bólintandom	bólintandod	bólintandja	bólintandjuk	bólintandjátok	bólintandják
		2nd-p. o.	bólintandalak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bólintanék	bólintanál	bólintana	bólintanánk	bólintanátok	bólintanának
		Def.	bólintanám	bólintanád	bólintaná	bólintanánk (or bólintanók)	bólintanátok	bólintanák
		2nd-p. o.	bólintanálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bólintott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bólintsak	bólints or bólintsál	bólintson	bólintsunk	bólintsatok	bólintsanak
		Def.	bólintsam	bólintsd or bólintsad	bólintsa	bólintsuk	bólintsátok	bólintsák
		2nd-p. o.	bólintsalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bólintott légyen
Infinitive	bólintani		bólintanom	bólintanod	bólintania	bólintanunk	bólintanotok	bólintaniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	bólintás		bólintó	bólintott	bólintandó	bólintva (bólintván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

potential conjugation of bólint

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.	bólinthatok	bólinthatsz	bólinthat	bólinthatunk	bólinthattok	bólinthatnak
		Def.	bólinthatom	bólinthatod	bólinthatja	bólinthatjuk	bólinthatjátok	bólinthatják
		2nd-p. o.	bólinthatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	bólinthattam	bólinthattál	bólinthatott	bólinthattunk	bólinthattatok	bólinthattak
		Def.	bólinthattam	bólinthattad	bólinthatta	bólinthattuk	bólinthattátok	bólinthatták
		2nd-p. o.	bólinthattalak	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	bólinthaték	bólinthatál	bólinthata	bólinthatánk	bólinthatátok	bólinthatának
		Def.	bólinthatám	bólinthatád	bólinthatá	bólinthatánk	bólinthatátok	bólinthaták
		2nd-p. o.	bólinthatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. bólinthat vala, bólinthatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	bólinthatandok or bólintandhatok	bólinthatandasz or bólintandhatsz	bólinthatand or bólintandhat	bólinthatandunk or bólintandhatunk	bólinthatandotok or bólintandhattok	bólinthatandanak or bólintandhatnak
		Def.	bólinthatandom or bólintandhatom	bólinthatandod or bólintandhatod	bólinthatandja or bólintandhatja	bólinthatandjuk or bólintandhatjuk	bólinthatandjátok or bólintandhatjátok	bólinthatandják or bólintandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	bólinthatandalak or bólintandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bólinthatnék	bólinthatnál	bólinthatna	bólinthatnánk	bólinthatnátok	bólinthatnának
		Def.	bólinthatnám	bólinthatnád	bólinthatná	bólinthatnánk (or bólinthatnók)	bólinthatnátok	bólinthatnák
		2nd-p. o.	bólinthatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bólinthatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bólinthassak	bólinthass or bólinthassál	bólinthasson	bólinthassunk	bólinthassatok	bólinthassanak
		Def.	bólinthassam	bólinthasd or bólinthassad	bólinthassa	bólinthassuk	bólinthassátok	bólinthassák
		2nd-p. o.	bólinthassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bólinthatott légyen
Inf.	(bólinthatni)		(bólinthatnom)	(bólinthatnod)	(bólinthatnia)	(bólinthatnunk)	(bólinthatnotok)	(bólinthatniuk)
Positive adjective			bólintható	Neg. adj.	bólinthatatlan	Adv. part.	(bólinthatva / bólinthatván)

Derived terms

• bólintás

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• elbólint
• megbólint
• rábólint

Related terms

• bólogat

Further reading

• bólint 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
• bólint in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).