cammog

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Hungarian

Etymology

From an unattested root of uncertain origin, perhaps an onomatopoeia + -og (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

cammog

  1. (intransitive, of a person or animal) to plod, trudge (to walk slowly and heavily)
    Synonyms: baktat, battyog
    Egy medve cammog az úton.A bear is plodding on the road.
  2. (intransitive, also derogatory, of a vehicle) to crawl, inch (to move forward slowly)
    • 2022, Péter Gárdos, Semmelweis Ignác rövid boldogsága, Budapest: Open Books, →ISBN, page 21:
      A Hatvani utcán egy sánta ló poroszkált a konflis elé fogva, a két barát a sötétben a kocsis körvonalát már alig tudta kivenni, miközben szorosan az épület falához tapadtak. Időtlen időkig cammogott a fogat a Duna irányába, várni kellett.
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  3. (intransitive, literary, figurative) to advance or change slowly
    1. (intransitive, of time) to drag, to pass slowly

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ cammog 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

  • cammog 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
  • cammog in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).