elmos

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ mos (“to wash”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɛlmoʃ]
Hyphenation: el‧mos
Rhymes: -oʃ

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Verb

elmos (transitive)

to wash up (to clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal)
Synonym: elmosogat
to wash away (to eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water)
Synonyms: elvisz, elhord, elsodor
(figurative) to wash out, to rain off (to cancel due to bad weather)
(figurative) to blur (to make indistinct)
Synonym: elhomályosít

Conjugation

Conjugation of *elmos*
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.	elmosok	elmosol	elmos	elmosunk	elmostok	elmosnak
			def.	elmosom	elmosod	elmossa	elmossuk	elmossátok	elmossák
			2nd obj	elmoslak
		past	indef.	elmostam	elmostál	elmosott	elmostunk	elmostatok	elmostak
			def.	elmostam	elmostad	elmosta	elmostuk	elmostátok	elmosták
			2nd obj	elmostalak
		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 mosni.
archaic preterite		indef.	elmosék	elmosál	elmosa	elmosánk	elmosátok	elmosának
		def.	elmosám	elmosád	elmosá	elmosánk	elmosátok	elmosák
		2nd obj	elmosálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elmos vala, elmosott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	elmosandok	elmosandasz	elmosand	elmosandunk	elmosandotok	elmosandanak
		def.	elmosandom	elmosandod	elmosandja	elmosandjuk	elmosandjátok	elmosandják
		2nd obj	elmosandalak

conditional		present	indef.	elmosnék	elmosnál	elmosna	elmosnánk	elmosnátok	elmosnának
	def.		elmosnám	elmosnád	elmosná	elmosnánk (or elmosnók)	elmosnátok	elmosnák
	2nd obj		elmosnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elmosott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	elmossak	elmoss or elmossál	elmosson	elmossunk	elmossatok	elmossanak
			def.	elmossam	elmosd or elmossad	elmossa	elmossuk	elmossátok	elmossák
			2nd obj	elmossalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elmosott légyen

infinitive		elmosni		elmosnom	elmosnod	elmosnia	elmosnunk	elmosnotok	elmosniuk
other forms	elmosás		elmosó	elmosott	elmosandó	elmosva (elmosván)		elmosat
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).

The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem mos el or el is mos.

Potential conjugation of *elmos*
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.	elmoshatok	elmoshatsz	elmoshat	elmoshatunk	elmoshattok	elmoshatnak
			def.	elmoshatom	elmoshatod	elmoshatja	elmoshatjuk	elmoshatjátok	elmoshatják
			2nd obj	elmoshatlak
		past	indef.	elmoshattam	elmoshattál	elmoshatott	elmoshattunk	elmoshattatok	elmoshattak
			def.	elmoshattam	elmoshattad	elmoshatta	elmoshattuk	elmoshattátok	elmoshatták
			2nd obj	elmoshattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	elmoshaték	elmoshatál	elmoshata	elmoshatánk	elmoshatátok	elmoshatának
		def.	elmoshatám	elmoshatád	elmoshatá	elmoshatánk	elmoshatátok	elmoshaták
		2nd obj	elmoshatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elmoshat vala, elmoshatott vala/volt.
archaic future		indef.	elmoshatandok or elmosandhatok	elmoshatandasz or elmosandhatsz	elmoshatand or elmosandhat	elmoshatandunk or elmosandhatunk	elmoshatandotok or elmosandhattok	elmoshatandanak or elmosandhatnak
		def.	elmoshatandom or elmosandhatom	elmoshatandod or elmosandhatod	elmoshatandja or elmosandhatja	elmoshatandjuk or elmosandhatjuk	elmoshatandjátok or elmosandhatjátok	elmoshatandják or elmosandhatják
		2nd obj	elmoshatandalak or elmosandhatlak

conditional		present	indef.	elmoshatnék	elmoshatnál	elmoshatna	elmoshatnánk	elmoshatnátok	elmoshatnának
	def.		elmoshatnám	elmoshatnád	elmoshatná	elmoshatnánk (or elmoshatnók)	elmoshatnátok	elmoshatnák
	2nd obj		elmoshatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elmoshatott volna

subjunctive	subjunctive	present	indef.	elmoshassak	elmoshass or elmoshassál	elmoshasson	elmoshassunk	elmoshassatok	elmoshassanak
			def.	elmoshassam	elmoshasd or elmoshassad	elmoshassa	elmoshassuk	elmoshassátok	elmoshassák
			2nd obj	elmoshassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elmoshatott légyen

infinitive		(elmoshatni)		(elmoshatnom)	(elmoshatnod)	(elmoshatnia)	(elmoshatnunk)	(elmoshatnotok)	(elmoshatniuk)
other forms	elmosható			elmoshatatlan		(elmoshatva / elmoshatván)

The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem moshat el or el is moshat.

Derived terms

Related terms

elmosogat

Portuguese

Noun

elmos

plural of elmo