zümmög

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root associated with the humming sound of insects + -ög (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzymːøɡ]
  • Hyphenation: züm‧mög
  • Rhymes: -øɡ

Verb

zümmög

  1. (intransitive) to buzz, hum

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • zümmögés

See also

References

  1. zümmög 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

  • zümmög 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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