működik

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1830. From + -ködik. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmyːkødik]
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  • Hyphenation: mű‧kö‧dik
  • Rhymes: -ødik

Verb

működik

  1. (intransitive) to function, operate, work, run, go (to carry out a function; to be in action)
  2. (intransitive) to work, to officiate, to pursue a career
    Synonyms: dolgozik, munkálkodik, szolgál, tevékenykedik
    A férjem tanárként működik.My husband works as a teacher.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. működik 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

  • működik 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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