úszik

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *uje- (swim) + -sz ( frequentative suffix) + -ik. Cognates include Finnish uida, Estonian ujuma, Northern Mansi уйгалаӈкве (ujgalaňkve), Southern Khanty .[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Verb

úszik

  1. (intransitive) to swim
  2. (intransitive) to float
    Synonym: lebeg

Conjugation

The definite-object forms mostly occur when the verb is prefixed (e.g. átúszik, megúszik, leúszik, végigúszik). The form of the causative depends on whether e.g. a trainer makes a swimmer swim (úszat) or someone lets something float (úsztat).

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ úszik in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
  2. ^ Entry #1088 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  3. ^ úszik 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

  • úszik 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