csuklik

Hungarian

Etymology

From an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin, perhaps an onomatopoeia + -lik (verb-forming suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃuklik]
Hyphenation: csuk‧lik
Rhymes: -uklik

Verb

csuklik

(intransitive) to hiccup (to have the hiccups)
(intransitive, usually with a verbal prefix or a directional adverb, of the head, a limb, or the entire body) to fall, drop, sink, collapse
Synonyms: esik, hullik, omlik, rogy

Usage notes

This verb belongs among those whose subjunctive forms (as well as adverbial participle and potential) would generate a cluster of three consonants, which is hard to pronounce. To avoid it, linguistic literature usually advises inserting a vowel between the first two consonants (or in some cases, avoiding these forms altogether). However, many native speakers find it just as awkward as the triple-consonant option and shrink from using it, even refusing these forms on hearing (although people have no objection to using the same linking vowel with other verbs like oszlik or bomlik). If someone wants to avoid these forms, a synonymous verb can be used instead or the sentence can be rephrased. (Verbs that are currently categorized as not having the above forms at all are listed at Hungarian defective verbs. However, in this case there is not always a clear dividing line between uncommon and impossible.) Further reading (in Hungarian): [1] [2] [3]

In this case, the disputed subjunctive form as in ne csukolj (“don’t hiccup”) may be avoided e.g. by saying csinálj valamit, hogy elmúljon/elmulaszd a csuklásod (“do something to stop your hiccup”, or “to make your hiccup stop”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of *csuklik*
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
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	indicative	present	indef.	csuklok	csuklasz	csuklik	csuklunk	csuklotok	csuklanak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	csuklottam	csuklottál	csuklott	csuklottunk	csuklottatok	csuklottak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		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. csuklani fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	csuklék	csuklál	csukla	csuklánk	csuklátok	csuklának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. csuklik vala, csuklott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	csuklandok	csuklandasz	csukland	csuklandunk	csuklandotok	csuklandanak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	csuklanék	csuklanál	csuklana	csuklanánk	csuklanátok	csuklanának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. csuklott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	csukoljak	csukolj or csukoljál	csukoljon	csukoljunk	csukoljatok	csukoljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. csuklott légyen

infinitive		csuklani		csuklanom	csuklanod	csuklania	csuklanunk	csuklanotok	csuklaniuk
other forms	csuklás		csukló	csuklott	―	csukolva (csukolván)

Potential conjugation of *csuklik*
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
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	indicative	present	indef.	csukolhatok	csukolhatsz	csukolhat	csukolhatunk	csukolhattok	csukolhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	csukolhattam	csukolhattál	csukolhatott	csukolhattunk	csukolhattatok	csukolhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	csuklhaték	csuklhatál	csuklhata	csuklhatánk	csuklhatátok	csuklhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. csukolhat vala, csukolhatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	csukolhatandok or csuklandhatok	csukolhatandasz or csuklandhatsz	csukolhatand or csuklandhat	csukolhatandunk or csuklandhatunk	csukolhatandotok or csuklandhattok	csukolhatandanak or csuklandhatnak
		def.	―
		2nd obj

conditional		present	indef.	csukolhatnék	csukolhatnál	csukolhatna	csukolhatnánk	csukolhatnátok	csukolhatnának
	def.		―
	2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. csukolhatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	csukolhassak	csukolhass or csukolhassál	csukolhasson	csukolhassunk	csukolhassatok	csukolhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. csukolhatott légyen

infinitive		(csukolhatni)		(csukolhatnom)	(csukolhatnod)	(csukolhatnia)	(csukolhatnunk)	(csukolhatnotok)	(csukolhatniuk)
other forms	―			―		(csukolhatva / csukolhatván)

Derived terms

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References

^ csuklik 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.)