Hungarian

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Etymology

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botlik +‎ -adozik (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbotlɒdozik]
  • Hyphenation: bot‧la‧do‧zik
  • Rhymes: -ozik

Verb

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botladozik

  1. (intransitive) to stagger, stumble, falter (to walk clumsily, frequently tripping)
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to stumble (to frequently make mistakes or have trouble in speech or singing)
    Synonym: akadozik
  3. (intransitive, of a process, action, operation) to keep stalling
    Synonym: akadozik

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • botladozik 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
  • botladozik 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)