Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From onomatopoeic brum(m) + -og (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1] Possibly influenced by German brummen as well.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrumːoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: brum‧mog
  • Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb edit

brummog

  1. (intransitive) to growl (to utter a deep guttural sound, as a bear or certain other animals)
  2. (intransitive, of a doublebass) to growl (to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound)
  3. (intransitive, of a person) to growl (to speak in a low-pitched voice)
    Synonym: dörmög
  4. (transitive, of a person) to growl (to utter something in a low-pitched voice)

Conjugation edit

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ brummog 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 edit

  • brummog 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
  • brummog 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)