zizeg

Hungarian

Etymology

From a root imitative of soft rubbing sounds such as of dry leaves or paper + -eg (frequentative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzizɛɡ]
• Hyphenation: zi‧zeg
• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

zizeg

1. (intransitive) to rustle (to move with a soft fluttering sound)

   Zizegnek a falevelek. ― The tree leaves are rustling.

2. (transitive, poetic, rare) to utter something in such a sound

Conjugation

Conjugation of zizeg

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.	zizegek	zizegsz	zizeg	zizegünk	zizegtek	zizegnek
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	zizegtem	zizegtél	zizegett	zizegtünk	zizegtetek	zizegtek
			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. zizegni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	zizegék	zizegél	zizege	zizegénk	zizegétek	zizegének
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zizeg vala, zizegett vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	zizegendek	zizegendesz	zizegend	zizegendünk	zizegendetek	zizegendenek
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	zizegnék	zizegnél	zizegne	zizegnénk	zizegnétek	zizegnének
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zizegett volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	zizegjek	zizegj or zizegjél	zizegjen	zizegjünk	zizegjetek	zizegjenek
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zizegett légyen
infinitive	zizegni		zizegnem	zizegned	zizegnie	zizegnünk	zizegnetek	zizegniük
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	zizegés		zizegő	zizegett	―	zizegve (zizegvén)

Potential conjugation of zizeg

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.	zizeghetek	zizeghetsz	zizeghet	zizeghetünk	zizeghettek	zizeghetnek
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	zizeghettem	zizeghettél	zizeghetett	zizeghettünk	zizeghettetek	zizeghettek
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	zizegheték	zizeghetél	zizeghete	zizegheténk	zizeghetétek	zizeghetének
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zizeghet vala, zizeghetett vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	zizeghetendek or zizegandhatok	zizeghetendesz or zizegandhatsz	zizeghetend or zizegandhat	zizeghetendünk or zizegandhatunk	zizeghetendetek or zizegandhattok	zizeghetendenek or zizegandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	zizeghetnék	zizeghetnél	zizeghetne	zizeghetnénk	zizeghetnétek	zizeghetnének
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zizeghetett volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	zizeghessek	zizeghess or zizeghessél	zizeghessen	zizeghessünk	zizeghessetek	zizeghessenek
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zizeghetett légyen
infinitive	(zizeghetni)		(zizeghetnem)	(zizeghetned)	(zizeghetnie)	(zizeghetnünk)	(zizeghetnetek)	(zizeghetniük)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(zizeghetve / zizeghetvén)

Derived terms

• zizegés

Further reading

• zizeg 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.