zsong

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia (imitating the buzzing sounds of certain insects) + -g (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒoŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: zsong
• Rhymes: -oŋɡ

Verb

zsong

1. (intransitive) to hum, buzz (to drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly)

   A kertben méhek zsongnak. ― Bees are humming in the garden.

2. (intransitive, literary, of music, songs, sounds) to hum, ring, echo, resound
   • (Can we date this quote?), Endre Ady, Karácsony‎^[1]:

     Harang csendül, / Ének zendül, / Messze zsong a hálaének...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (intransitive, figuratively) to buzz (of a thought, emotion, memory: to continuously come up in one's mind)

   Zsong a fejem a sok gondolattól. ― My head is buzzing with all kinds of thoughts.

Conjugation

conjugation of zsong

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.	zsongok	zsongsz	zsong	zsongunk	zsongtok	zsongnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	zsongtam	zsongtál	zsongott	zsongtunk	zsongtatok	zsongtak
		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. zsongni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zsongék	zsongál	zsonga	zsongánk	zsongátok	zsongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zsong vala, zsongott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zsongandok	zsongandasz	zsongand	zsongandunk	zsongandotok	zsongandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsongnék	zsongnál	zsongna	zsongnánk	zsongnátok	zsongnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsongott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsongjak	zsongj or zsongjál	zsongjon	zsongjunk	zsongjatok	zsongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsongott légyen
Infinitive	zsongni		zsongnom	zsongnod	zsongnia	zsongnunk	zsongnotok	zsongniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	zsongás		zsongó	zsongott	―	zsongva (zsongván)

potential conjugation of zsong

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.	zsonghatok	zsonghatsz	zsonghat	zsonghatunk	zsonghattok	zsonghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	zsonghattam	zsonghattál	zsonghatott	zsonghattunk	zsonghattatok	zsonghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zsonghaték	zsonghatál	zsonghata	zsonghatánk	zsonghatátok	zsonghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. zsonghat vala, zsonghatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zsonghatandok or zsongandhatok	zsonghatandasz or zsongandhatsz	zsonghatand or zsongandhat	zsonghatandunk or zsongandhatunk	zsonghatandotok or zsongandhattok	zsonghatandanak or zsongandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsonghatnék	zsonghatnál	zsonghatna	zsonghatnánk	zsonghatnátok	zsonghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsonghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsonghassak	zsonghass or zsonghassál	zsonghasson	zsonghassunk	zsonghassatok	zsonghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsonghatott légyen
Inf.	(zsonghatni)		(zsonghatnom)	(zsonghatnod)	(zsonghatnia)	(zsonghatnunk)	(zsonghatnotok)	(zsonghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(zsonghatva / zsonghatván)

or

conjugation of zsong

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.	zsongok	zsongasz	zsong	zsongunk	zsongotok	zsonganak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	zsongottam	zsongottál	zsongott	zsongottunk	zsongottatok	zsongottak
		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. zsongani fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zsongék	zsongál	zsonga	zsongánk	zsongátok	zsongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. zsong vala, zsongott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zsongandok	zsongandasz	zsongand	zsongandunk	zsongandotok	zsongandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsonganék	zsonganál	zsongana	zsonganánk	zsonganátok	zsonganának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsongott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsongjak	zsongj or zsongjál	zsongjon	zsongjunk	zsongjatok	zsongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsongott légyen
Infinitive	zsongani		zsonganom	zsonganod	zsongania	zsonganunk	zsonganotok	zsonganiuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	zsongás		zsongó	zsongott	―	zsongva (zsongván)

potential conjugation of zsong

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.	zsonghatok	zsonghatsz	zsonghat	zsonghatunk	zsonghattok	zsonghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	zsonghattam	zsonghattál	zsonghatott	zsonghattunk	zsonghattatok	zsonghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	zsonghaték	zsonghatál	zsonghata	zsonghatánk	zsonghatátok	zsonghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. zsonghat vala, zsonghatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	zsonghatandok or zsongandhatok	zsonghatandasz or zsongandhatsz	zsonghatand or zsongandhat	zsonghatandunk or zsongandhatunk	zsonghatandotok or zsongandhattok	zsonghatandanak or zsongandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsonghatnék	zsonghatnál	zsonghatna	zsonghatnánk	zsonghatnátok	zsonghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. zsonghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	zsonghassak	zsonghass or zsonghassál	zsonghasson	zsonghassunk	zsonghassatok	zsonghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. zsonghatott légyen
Inf.	(zsonghatni)		(zsonghatnom)	(zsonghatnod)	(zsonghatnia)	(zsonghatnunk)	(zsonghatnotok)	(zsonghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(zsonghatva / zsonghatván)

Derived terms

• zsongás
• zsongít

 

Compound words

• zsong-bong

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• bezsong

Further reading

• zsong 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