Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Reanalysis of an earlier third-person plural definite form hallik, hall +‎ -ik (in the sense hallják (they hear it)) as a passive (middle-voice) form and its object as a subject (which used to coincide, as the object was unmarked).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

hallik

  1. (intransitive, archaic) Alternative form of hallatszik (to sound, to be audible, to be able to be heard)

Usage notes edit

  • This verb is a member of one of those (few) quasi-homonymous verb pairs that exist both with and without an -ik ending. All (intransitive) suffixed forms of these pairs are identical (sometimes they can even have derived forms that coincide), with the exception of their dictionary form (the third-person singular indicative present, with or without -ik). However, the meaning of these pairs is usually distinct, sometimes unrelated. Examples include (fel)áldoz(le)áldozik, bánbánik, (meg)bíz(meg)bízik, érérik, esz (rare)eszik, hajolhajlik, (felül)múl(el)múlik, (hozzá)nyúlnyúlik, (el)vesz(el)veszik~(el)vész, and törtörik (along with their verbal prefixes), hallhallik (archaic), érezérzik (archaic), sometimes with some difference: (el)hibázhibádzik, (le)torkoltorkollik. Therefore one may well need to check the context and the arguments to ascertain which member of the verb pair is relevant.
  • The stative types of the sense verbs feel, smell, and taste are uncommon in Hungarian (i.e., those expressing some sensory information conveyed, in contrast to the voluntary actions of using these senses or the involuntary perception). Instead, adjectival (//-jú/-jű) and possessive (-a/-e/-ja/-je van) constructions are used, and these are also applicable for sound. (The first two rows are for action verbs and perception verbs that behave similarly to English.)
see / look hear / sound smell taste feel / touch
Action verb (meg)néz (meg)hallgat (meg)szagol (meg)kóstol,
(literary)
(meg)ízlel
megfog,
(meg)tapint,
(meg)tapogat
Perception verb lát hall érez
Sta-
tive
verb látszik, tűnik,
kinéz, fest
hangzik
hallatszik
(érződik or archaic érzik)
affecting one: esik (jólesik / rosszulesik)
adjective kinézetű / külsejű
(someone’s appearance)
hangú,
hangzású
szagú (bad/neutral)
illatú (pleasant)
ízű tapintású
possessive … kinézete / külsejevan
… a kinézete / külseje
hangja van
… a hangja
szaga / illata van
…a szaga / …az illata
íze van
… az íze
tapintása van
… a tapintása
Examples:
  • Ez a torta citromízű. = Ennek a tortának citromíze van.This cake tastes of lemon.
  • Ez az autó benzinszagú. = Ennek az autónak benzinszaga van.This car smells of petrol.
  • Ez az étel finom illatú. = Ennek az ételnek finom illata van. = Ennek az ételnek finom az illata.This dish smells delicious.
  • Ez a szövet selymes tapintású. = Ennek a szövetnek selymes tapintása van = …selymes a tapintása.This fabric feels silky.

On the other hand, certain verbs can express particular sensory impressions, e.g. illatozik (to smell sweet, to be fragrant) and bűzlik (to stink, to reek).

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

(With verbal prefixes):

References edit

  1. ^ Page 5 in Az ikes ragozás -ik ragjának eredete by Gedeon Mészöly in Nyelvtudományi Közlemények

Further reading edit

  • hallik 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

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish hallick, from Czech holomek, ultimately from holý (naked).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhal.lik/, [ˈhɑl.lɪk]

Noun edit

hallik m (definite singular halliken, indefinite plural halliker, definite plural hallikene)

  1. a pimp, someone who solicits prostitution

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

  • halunk (rascal, scoundrel)

References edit

“hallik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“hallik” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish hallick, from Czech holomek, ultimately from holý (naked).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhal.lik/, [ˈhɑl.lɪk]

Noun edit

hallik m (definite singular halliken, indefinite plural hallikar, definite plural hallikane)

  1. a pimp, someone who solicits prostitution

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

  • halunk (rascal, scoundrel)

References edit

“hallik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.