dobban
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdobːɒn]
- Hyphenation: dob‧ban
- Rhymes: -ɒn
Etymology 1
From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -an (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). The root is possibly related to dob (“drum”).[1]
Verb
dobban
- (intransitive) to thud, boom (to make a dull and deep sound)
- (intransitive, of the heart) to throb, pound (to give a strong thud)
- (intransitive, archaic, literary) to flump (to fall with a dull sound)
Conjugation
conjugation of dobban
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 | |||
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Indicative mood | Present | Indef. | dobbanok | dobbansz | dobban | dobbanunk | dobbantok | dobbannak |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | dobbantam | dobbantál | dobbant | dobbantunk | dobbantatok | dobbantak | |
Def. | ― | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood | Present | Indef. | dobbannék | dobbannál | dobbanna | dobbannánk | dobbannátok | dobbannának |
Def. | ― | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Subjunctive mood | Present | Indef. | dobbanjak | dobbanj or dobbanjál | dobbanjon | dobbanjunk | dobbanjatok | dobbanjanak |
Def. | ― | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Infinitive | dobbanni | dobbannom | dobbannod | dobbannia | dobbannunk | dobbannotok | dobbanniuk | |
Other nonfinite verb forms | Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
dobbanás | dobbanó | dobbant | ― | dobbanva | dobbanhat |
Derived terms
- dobbanat
- dobbanás
(With verbal prefixes):
- feldobban
- hazadobban
- kidobban
- ledobban
- megdobban
- odadobban
- összedobban
- visszadobban
Related terms
- dobbant
- dobog
Etymology 2
dob (“drum”) + -ban (“in”, inessive case suffix)
Noun
dobban
- inessive singular of dob
References
- dobban 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
- dobban in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- dobban in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)