kacag
Hungarian
Etymology
From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ag (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒt͡sɒɡ]
- Hyphenation: ka‧cag
- Rhymes: -ɒɡ
Verb
kacag
- (intransitive, slightly literary) to laugh (heartily) (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- Synonyms: nevet, nevetgél, hahotázik, kacarászik
- Jót kacagott a tréfán. ― He laughed heartily at the joke.
- (transitive, slightly literary, exaggerated) to laugh a lot (in certain set phrases only, followed by -ra/-re)
- Betegre kacagtuk magunkat. ― We laughed ourselves silly.
- (transitive, intransitive, slightly literary) to laugh at someone or something (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to evince contempt or pity for someone)
Conjugation
conjugation of kacag
| 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. | kacagok | kacagsz | kacag | kacagunk | kacagtok | kacagnak |
| Def. | kacagom | kacagod | kacagja | kacagjuk | kacagjátok | kacagják | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | kacaglak | ― | ||||||
| Past | Indef. | kacagtam | kacagtál | kacagott | kacagtunk | kacagtatok | kacagtak | |
| Def. | kacagtam | kacagtad | kacagta | kacagtuk | kacagtátok | kacagták | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | kacagtalak | ― | ||||||
| Conditional mood | Present | Indef. | kacagnék | kacagnál | kacagna | kacagnánk | kacagnátok | kacagnának |
| Def. | kacagnám | kacagnád | kacagná | kacagnánk (or kacagnók) | kacagnátok | kacagnák | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | kacagnálak | ― | ||||||
| Subjunctive mood | Present | Indef. | kacagjak | kacagj or kacagjál | kacagjon | kacagjunk | kacagjatok | kacagjanak |
| Def. | kacagjam | kacagd or kacagjad | kacagja | kacagjuk | kacagjátok | kacagják | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | kacagjalak | ― | ||||||
| Infinitive | kacagni | kacagnom | kacagnod | kacagnia | kacagnunk | kacagnotok | kacagniuk | |
| Other nonfinite verb forms | Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
| kacagás | kacagó | kacagott | kacagandó | kacagva | kacaghat | |||
Derived terms
- kacagás
- kacagtat
(With verbal prefixes):
- elkacag
- felkacag
- kikacag
- végigkacag
- visszakacag
Related terms
- kacaj
- kacarász
- kacarászik
References
- kacag 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
- kacag 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