hősködik

Hungarian

Etymology

From hős (hero) + -ködik (to behave as, verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhøːʃkødik]
  • Hyphenation: hős‧kö‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ødik

Verb

hősködik

  1. (intransitive, derogatory) to hector, brag (to brag about one's bravery and unfulfilled heroic deeds, to brag and behave like a hero)
    Synonyms: kérkedik, henceg
  2. (intransitive, sarcastic) to behave like a hero (to behave belligerently and defiantly where it is easy and unnecessary or inappropriate)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • hősködik 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
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