koboz

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoboz]
• Hyphenation: ko‧boz
• Rhymes: -oz

Etymology 1

Probably a native word, perhaps from the verb kopik (“to get thin from wear”) +‎ -oz.

Verb

koboz

1. (transitive, rare, archaic) to loot, plunder
2. (intransitive, regional) to rummage, search through

Usage notes

This form mostly occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

• koboz (…) el, el … koboz ― elkoboz
• koboz (…) vissza, vissza … koboz ― visszakoboz

Conjugation

Conjugation of koboz

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.	kobozok	kobozol	koboz	kobozunk	koboztok	koboznak
			def.	kobozom	kobozod	kobozza	kobozzuk	kobozzátok	kobozzák
			2nd obj	kobozlak
		past	indef.	koboztam	koboztál	kobozott	koboztunk	koboztatok	koboztak
			def.	koboztam	koboztad	kobozta	koboztuk	koboztátok	kobozták
			2nd obj	koboztalak
		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. kobozni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	kobozék	kobozál	koboza	kobozánk	kobozátok	kobozának
		def.	kobozám	kobozád	kobozá	kobozánk	kobozátok	kobozák
		2nd obj	kobozálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. koboz vala, kobozott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	kobozandok	kobozandasz	kobozand	kobozandunk	kobozandotok	kobozandanak
	def.	kobozandom	kobozandod	kobozandja	kobozandjuk	kobozandjátok	kobozandják
	2nd obj	kobozandalak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	koboznék	koboznál	kobozna	koboznánk	koboznátok	koboznának
		def.	koboznám	koboznád	kobozná	koboznánk (or koboznók)	koboznátok	koboznák
		2nd obj	koboználak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kobozott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	kobozzak	kobozz or kobozzál	kobozzon	kobozzunk	kobozzatok	kobozzanak
			def.	kobozzam	kobozd or kobozzad	kobozza	kobozzuk	kobozzátok	kobozzák
			2nd obj	kobozzalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kobozott légyen
infinitive	kobozni		koboznom	koboznod	koboznia	koboznunk	koboznotok	kobozniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	kobozás		kobozó	kobozott	kobozandó	kobozva (kobozván)		koboztat
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).

or

Conjugation of koboz

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.	kobzok	kobzol	koboz	kobzunk	koboztok	koboznak
			def.	kobzom	kobzod	kobozza	kobozzuk	kobozzátok	kobozzák
			2nd obj	kobozlak
		past	indef.	koboztam	koboztál	kobzott	koboztunk	koboztatok	koboztak
			def.	koboztam	koboztad	kobozta	koboztuk	koboztátok	kobozták
			2nd obj	koboztalak
		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. kobozni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	kobzék	kobzál	kobza	kobzánk	kobzátok	kobzának
		def.	kobzám	kobzád	kobzá	kobzánk	kobzátok	kobzák
		2nd obj	kobzálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. koboz vala, kobzott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	kobzandok	kobzandasz	kobzand	kobzandunk	kobzandotok	kobzandanak
	def.	kobzandom	kobzandod	kobzandja	kobzandjuk	kobzandjátok	kobzandják
	2nd obj	kobzandalak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	koboznék	koboznál	kobozna	koboznánk	koboznátok	koboznának
		def.	koboznám	koboznád	kobozná	koboznánk (or koboznók)	koboznátok	koboznák
		2nd obj	koboználak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kobzott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	kobozzak	kobozz or kobozzál	kobozzon	kobozzunk	kobozzatok	kobozzanak
			def.	kobozzam	kobozd or kobozzad	kobozza	kobozzuk	kobozzátok	kobozzák
			2nd obj	kobozzalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kobzott légyen
infinitive	kobozni		koboznom	koboznod	koboznia	koboznunk	koboznotok	kobozniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	kobzás		kobzó	kobzott	kobzandó	kobozva (kobozván)		koboztat
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).

or (less commonly)

Conjugation of koboz

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.	kobzok	kobzol	koboz	kobzunk	kobzotok	kobzanak
			def.	kobzom	kobzod	kobozja	kobozjuk	kobozjátok	kobozják
			2nd obj	kobzalak
		past	indef.	kobzottam	kobzottál	kobzott	kobzottunk	kobzottatok	kobzottak
			def.	kobzottam	kobzottad	kobzotta	kobzottuk	kobzottátok	kobzották
			2nd obj	kobzottalak
		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. kobzani fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	kobzék	kobzál	kobza	kobzánk	kobzátok	kobzának
		def.	kobzám	kobzád	kobzá	kobzánk	kobzátok	kobzák
		2nd obj	kobzálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. koboz vala, kobzott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	kobzandok	kobzandasz	kobzand	kobzandunk	kobzandotok	kobzandanak
	def.	kobzandom	kobzandod	kobzandja	kobzandjuk	kobzandjátok	kobzandják
	2nd obj	kobzandalak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	kobzanék	kobzanál	kobzana	kobzanánk	kobzanátok	kobzanának
		def.	kobzanám	kobzanád	kobzaná	kobzanánk (or kobzanók)	kobzanátok	kobzanák
		2nd obj	kobzanálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kobzott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	kobozzak	kobozz or kobozzál	kobozzon	kobozzunk	kobozzatok	kobozzanak
			def.	kobozzam	kobozd or kobozzad	kobozza	kobozzuk	kobozzátok	kobozzák
			2nd obj	kobozzalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kobzott légyen
infinitive	kobzani		kobzanom	kobzanod	kobzania	kobzanunk	kobzanotok	kobzaniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	kobzás		kobzó	kobzott	kobzandó	kobozva (kobozván)		koboztat
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 koboz

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.	kobozhatok	kobozhatsz	kobozhat	kobozhatunk	kobozhattok	kobozhatnak
			def.	kobozhatom	kobozhatod	kobozhatja	kobozhatjuk	kobozhatjátok	kobozhatják
			2nd obj	kobozhatlak
		past	indef.	kobozhattam	kobozhattál	kobozhatott	kobozhattunk	kobozhattatok	kobozhattak
			def.	kobozhattam	kobozhattad	kobozhatta	kobozhattuk	kobozhattátok	kobozhatták
			2nd obj	kobozhattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	kobzhaték	kobzhatál	kobzhata	kobzhatánk	kobzhatátok	kobzhatának
		def.	kobzhatám	kobzhatád	kobzhatá	kobzhatánk	kobzhatátok	kobzhaták
		2nd obj	kobzhatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. kobozhat vala, kobozhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	kobozhatandok or kobzandhatok	kobozhatandasz or kobzandhatsz	kobozhatand or kobzandhat	kobozhatandunk or kobzandhatunk	kobozhatandotok or kobzandhattok	kobozhatandanak or kobzandhatnak
	def.	kobozhatandom or kobzandhatom	kobozhatandod or kobzandhatod	kobozhatandja or kobzandhatja	kobozhatandjuk or kobzandhatjuk	kobozhatandjátok or kobzandhatjátok	kobozhatandják or kobzandhatják
	2nd obj	kobozhatandalak or kobzandhatlak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	kobozhatnék	kobozhatnál	kobozhatna	kobozhatnánk	kobozhatnátok	kobozhatnának
		def.	kobozhatnám	kobozhatnád	kobozhatná	kobozhatnánk (or kobozhatnók)	kobozhatnátok	kobozhatnák
		2nd obj	kobozhatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. kobozhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	kobozhassak	kobozhass or kobozhassál	kobozhasson	kobozhassunk	kobozhassatok	kobozhassanak
			def.	kobozhassam	kobozhasd or kobozhassad	kobozhassa	kobozhassuk	kobozhassátok	kobozhassák
			2nd obj	kobozhassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. kobozhatott légyen
infinitive	(kobozhatni)		(kobozhatnom)	(kobozhatnod)	(kobozhatnia)	(kobozhatnunk)	(kobozhatnotok)	(kobozhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	kobozható			kobozhatatlan		(kobozhatva / kobozhatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

• elkoboz
• visszakoboz

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ, through voiced (p>b) Kipchak-Cuman kobuz.

Noun

koboz (plural kobzok)

1. (music) cobza, kobza (a lute-like stringed instrument)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	koboz	kobzok
accusative	kobzot	kobzokat
dative	koboznak	kobzoknak
instrumental	kobozzal	kobzokkal
causal-final	kobozért	kobzokért
translative	kobozzá	kobzokká
terminative	kobozig	kobzokig
essive-formal	kobozként	kobzokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kobozban	kobzokban
superessive	kobzon	kobzokon
adessive	koboznál	kobzoknál
illative	kobozba	kobzokba
sublative	kobozra	kobzokra
allative	kobozhoz	kobzokhoz
elative	kobozból	kobzokból
delative	kobozról	kobzokról
ablative	koboztól	kobzoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	kobozé	kobzoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	kobozéi	kobzokéi

Possessive forms of koboz

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kobzom	kobzaim
2nd person sing.	kobzod	kobzaid
3rd person sing.	kobza	kobzai
1st person plural	kobzunk	kobzaink
2nd person plural	kobzotok	kobzaitok
3rd person plural	kobzuk	kobzaik

Derived terms

• kobzos

Further reading

• (to rummage): koboz in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (kobza): koboz in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• koboz (kobza) at Tabulatura.hu