vágyik

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of unknown origin[2] + -ik.

Pronunciation

Verb

vágyik

  1. (intransitive) to desire, dream of somebody or something (-ra/-re)
    Synonyms: sóvárog, kíván
  2. (intransitive) to long to be somewhere
    Synonyms: vágyódik, vágyakozik
  3. (intransitive) to yearn for somebody or something, to pine after/for somebody or something (followed by után)
    Synonyms: vágyódik, vágyakozik, áhítozik

Usage notes

  • The transitive use is archaic.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ (1): vágy as a verb form variant
  2. ^ vágyik 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

  • vágyik 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