lebeg

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root resembling flowing, swinging, oscillating movement + -eg (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛbɛɡ]
  • Hyphenation: le‧beg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

lebeg

  1. (intransitive) to float (in the air)
    Synonym: úszik (“to float, especially in water”, also: “to swim”)

Conjugation
conjugation of lebeg
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. lebegek lebegsz lebeg lebegünk lebegtek lebegnek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. lebegtem lebegtél lebegett lebegtünk lebegtetek lebegtek
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. lebegni fog.
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. lebegék lebegél lebege lebegénk lebegétek lebegének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. lebeg vala, lebegett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. lebegendek lebegendesz lebegend lebegendünk lebegendetek lebegendenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. lebegnék lebegnél lebegne lebegnénk lebegnétek lebegnének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lebegett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. lebegjek lebegj or
lebegjél		 lebegjen lebegjünk lebegjetek lebegjenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lebegett légyen
Infinitive lebegni lebegnem lebegned lebegnie lebegnünk lebegnetek lebegniük
Other
forms		 Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
lebegés lebegő lebegett ― lebegve (lebegvén)
potential conjugation of lebeg
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. lebeghetek lebeghetsz lebeghet lebeghetünk lebeghettek lebeghetnek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. lebeghettem lebeghettél lebeghetett lebeghettünk lebeghettetek lebeghettek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. lebegheték lebeghetél lebeghete lebegheténk lebeghetétek lebeghetének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. lebeghet vala, lebeghetett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. lebeghetendek
or lebegandhatok 		lebeghetendesz
or lebegandhatsz		 lebeghetend
or lebegandhat		 lebeghetendünk
or lebegandhatunk		 lebeghetendetek
or lebegandhattok		 lebeghetendenek
or lebegandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. lebeghetnék lebeghetnél lebeghetne lebeghetnénk lebeghetnétek lebeghetnének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. lebeghetett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. lebeghessek lebeghess or
lebeghessél		 lebeghessen lebeghessünk lebeghessetek lebeghessenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. lebeghetett légyen
Inf. (lebeghetni) (lebeghetnem) (lebeghetned) (lebeghetnie) (lebeghetnünk) (lebeghetnetek) (lebeghetniük)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (lebeghetve / lebeghetvén)

Derived terms
  • lebegés
With verbal prefixes
  • alálebeg
  • átlebeg
  • belebeg
  • ellebeg
  • fellebeg
  • keresztüllebeg
  • kilebeg
  • körüllebeg
  • lelebeg
  • meglebeg
  • odalebeg
  • tovalebeg
  • végiglebeg
  • visszalebeg

References
  1. lebeg 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.)
  2. lebeg in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading
  • lebeg 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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