ketyeg

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -eg (frequentative verb-forming suffix). [1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛcɛɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧tyeg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Verb

ketyeg

  1. (intransitive) to tick (to make a clicking noise similar to an analog clock; see tik-tak)
    Synonym: tiktakol

Conjugation
conjugation of ketyeg
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. ketyegek ketyegsz ketyeg ketyegünk ketyegtek ketyegnek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. ketyegtem ketyegtél ketyegett ketyegtünk ketyegtetek ketyegtek
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. ketyegni fog.
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. ketyegék ketyegél ketyege ketyegénk ketyegétek ketyegének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ketyeg vala, ketyegett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. ketyegendek ketyegendesz ketyegend ketyegendünk ketyegendetek ketyegendenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. ketyegnék ketyegnél ketyegne ketyegnénk ketyegnétek ketyegnének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ketyegett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. ketyegjek ketyegj or
ketyegjél		 ketyegjen ketyegjünk ketyegjetek ketyegjenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ketyegett légyen
Infinitive ketyegni ketyegnem ketyegned ketyegnie ketyegnünk ketyegnetek ketyegniük
Other
forms		 Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
ketyegés ketyegő ketyegett ― ketyegve (ketyegvén)
potential conjugation of ketyeg
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. ketyeghetek ketyeghetsz ketyeghet ketyeghetünk ketyeghettek ketyeghetnek
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. ketyeghettem ketyeghettél ketyeghetett ketyeghettünk ketyeghettetek ketyeghettek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. ketyegheték ketyeghetél ketyeghete ketyegheténk ketyeghetétek ketyeghetének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. ketyeghet vala, ketyeghetett vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. ketyeghetendek
or ketyegandhatok 		ketyeghetendesz
or ketyegandhatsz		 ketyeghetend
or ketyegandhat		 ketyeghetendünk
or ketyegandhatunk		 ketyeghetendetek
or ketyegandhattok		 ketyeghetendenek
or ketyegandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. ketyeghetnék ketyeghetnél ketyeghetne ketyeghetnénk ketyeghetnétek ketyeghetnének
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. ketyeghetett volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. ketyeghessek ketyeghess or
ketyeghessél		 ketyeghessen ketyeghessünk ketyeghessetek ketyeghessenek
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. ketyeghetett légyen
Inf. (ketyeghetni) (ketyeghetnem) (ketyeghetned) (ketyeghetnie) (ketyeghetnünk) (ketyeghetnetek) (ketyeghetniük)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (ketyeghetve / ketyeghetvén)

Derived terms
  • ketyegés

(With verbal prefixes):

  • beketyeg
  • beleketyeg
  • elketyeg
  • kiketyeg
  • leketyeg
  • ráketyeg

References
  1. ketyeg 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
  • ketyeg 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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