Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

búvár +‎ -kodik (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbuːvaːrkodik]
  • Hyphenation: bú‧vár‧ko‧dik
  • Rhymes: -odik

Verb edit

búvárkodik

  1. (intransitive) to dive, to do scuba diving (to swim under water; indicates a frequent activity)
  2. (intransitive) to work as a diver
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to dive, explore (to research or go deeply into a subject)
    Synonyms: kutat, tanulmányoz, tudományos munkát folytat

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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Further reading edit

  • búvárkodik 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
  • búvárkodik 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 2024)