bomlik

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem of unknown origin as the verb bont +‎ -lik (frequentative-reflexive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbomlik]
• Hyphenation: bom‧lik
• Rhymes: -omlik

Verb

bomlik

1. (intransitive, of clothes, woven or knotted material) to come unstitched, to start to open

   Synonyms: szétnyílik, feslik, foszlik, lazul, kioldódik

2. (intransitive) to break up (to separate into its components; to disintegrate or come apart)

   Synonym: szétválik

3. (intransitive) to decompose, decay

   Synonyms: oszlik, porlad

4. (intransitive, figuratively) to break up, disintegrate (e.g. the order, discipline, unity of an organization)

   Synonym: lazul

5. (intransitive, informal, often derogatory) to be crazy about someone or something (followed by után or -ért)

   Synonym: bolondul

6. (intransitive, figuratively) to go wild, to behave boisterously, excessively

   Synonyms: bolondozik, vadul

Usage notes

This verb is called a pseudo-ik verb, as its -ik ending presents itself only in the 3rd-person singular (indicative present) form, but it is not an -ik verb in any other aspect. As a result, it cannot take the -om/-em/-öm ending in the 1st-person singular (indicative present) form, even in the most erudite style, only -ok/-ek/-ök. Naturally, the optional -m ending cannot appear, either, in their subjunctive or conditional 1st-person singular forms, so only -jak/-jek and -nék is possible in these respective forms. These verbs include the following: bomlik, (el)bújik, (meg)érik, (le)folyik, (össze)gyűlik, hazudik, (le)hull(ik), (bele)/(oda)illik, (meg)jelenik, (el)kopik, (el)múlik, ömlik, (meg)születik, (meg)szűnik, (meg)telik, tojik, (el)törik, (el)/(fel)tűnik, (el)válik, and (el)züllik. (Ki)nyílik partially belongs here, as it cannot take the first-person -om ending but it can take the third-person -jék.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bomlik

Click for archaic forms			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	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	bomlok	bomlasz	bomlik	bomlunk	bomlotok	bomlanak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	bomlottam	bomlottál	bomlott	bomlottunk	bomlottatok	bomlottak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. bomlani fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	bomlék	bomlál	bomla	bomlánk	bomlátok	bomlának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bomlik vala, bomlott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	bomlandok	bomlandasz	bomland	bomlandunk	bomlandotok	bomlandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	bomlanék	bomlanál	bomlana	bomlanánk	bomlanátok	bomlanának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bomlott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	bomoljak	bomolj or bomoljál	bomoljon	bomoljunk	bomoljatok	bomoljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bomlott légyen
infinitive	bomlani		bomlanom	bomlanod	bomlania	bomlanunk	bomlanotok	bomlaniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	bomlás		bomló	bomlott	―	bomolva (bomolván)

Potential conjugation of bomlik

Click for archaic forms			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	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	bomolhatok	bomolhatsz	bomolhat	bomolhatunk	bomolhattok	bomolhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	bomolhattam	bomolhattál	bomolhatott	bomolhattunk	bomolhattatok	bomolhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	bomlhaték	bomlhatál	bomlhata	bomlhatánk	bomlhatátok	bomlhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bomolhat vala, bomolhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	bomolhatandok or bomlandhatok	bomolhatandasz or bomlandhatsz	bomolhatand or bomlandhat	bomolhatandunk or bomlandhatunk	bomolhatandotok or bomlandhattok	bomolhatandanak or bomlandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	bomolhatnék	bomolhatnál	bomolhatna	bomolhatnánk	bomolhatnátok	bomolhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bomolhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	bomolhassak	bomolhass or bomolhassál	bomolhasson	bomolhassunk	bomolhassatok	bomolhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bomolhatott légyen
infinitive	(bomolhatni)		(bomolhatnom)	(bomolhatnod)	(bomolhatnia)	(bomolhatnunk)	(bomolhatnotok)	(bomolhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(bomolhatva / bomolhatván)

Derived terms

• bomladozik
• bomlaszt
• bomlás
• bomlékony

(With verbal prefixes):

• elbomlik
• felbomlik
• kibomlik
• lebomlik
• megbomlik
• szétbomlik

References

• Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
• bomlik 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

• bomlik in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• bomlik in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).