elbólint

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ bólint

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlboːlint]
• Hyphenation: el‧bó‧lint
• Rhymes: -int

Verb

elbólint

1. (intransitive) to nod off

   Synonyms: elalszik, elbóbiskol, elszunnyad, elszundikál

Conjugation

conjugation of elbólint

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.	elbólintok	elbólintasz	elbólint	elbólintunk	elbólintotok	elbólintanak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elbólintottam	elbólintottál	elbólintott	elbólintottunk	elbólintottatok	elbólintottak
		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. el fog bólintani.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elbólinték	elbólintál	elbólinta	elbólintánk	elbólintátok	elbólintának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elbólint vala, elbólintott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elbólintandok	elbólintandasz	elbólintand	elbólintandunk	elbólintandotok	elbólintandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elbólintanék	elbólintanál	elbólintana	elbólintanánk	elbólintanátok	elbólintanának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elbólintott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elbólintsak	elbólints or elbólintsál	elbólintson	elbólintsunk	elbólintsatok	elbólintsanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elbólintott légyen
Infinitive	elbólintani		elbólintanom	elbólintanod	elbólintania	elbólintanunk	elbólintanotok	elbólintaniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	elbólintás		elbólintó	elbólintott	―	elbólintva (elbólintván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem bólint el or el is bólint.

potential conjugation of elbólint

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.	elbólinthatok	elbólinthatsz	elbólinthat	elbólinthatunk	elbólinthattok	elbólinthatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elbólinthattam	elbólinthattál	elbólinthatott	elbólinthattunk	elbólinthattatok	elbólinthattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elbólinthaték	elbólinthatál	elbólinthata	elbólinthatánk	elbólinthatátok	elbólinthatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. elbólinthat vala, elbólinthatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elbólinthatandok or elbólintandhatok	elbólinthatandasz or elbólintandhatsz	elbólinthatand or elbólintandhat	elbólinthatandunk or elbólintandhatunk	elbólinthatandotok or elbólintandhattok	elbólinthatandanak or elbólintandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elbólinthatnék	elbólinthatnál	elbólinthatna	elbólinthatnánk	elbólinthatnátok	elbólinthatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elbólinthatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elbólinthassak	elbólinthass or elbólinthassál	elbólinthasson	elbólinthassunk	elbólinthassatok	elbólinthassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elbólinthatott légyen
Inf.	(elbólinthatni)		(elbólinthatnom)	(elbólinthatnod)	(elbólinthatnia)	(elbólinthatnunk)	(elbólinthatnotok)	(elbólinthatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(elbólinthatva / elbólinthatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem bólinthat el or el is bólinthat.

Further reading

• elbólint 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).