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pattog

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as pattan +‎ -og (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpɒtːoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: pat‧tog
  • Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb

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pattog

  1. (intransitive) to crackle, pop (to make a popping sound repetitively)
    Pattogott a tűz.The fire crackled.
    Pattogott a füle.His/her ears popped.
    A hátsó udvarban pattogott a labda.The ball was bouncing in the backyard.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, of a person) to snap (to speak angrily, abruptly or sharply)
  3. (intransitive) to bounce while making a popping sound

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ pattog 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.)

Further reading

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  • pattog 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