civakodik

Hungarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia + -akodik (frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sivɒkodik]
• Hyphenation: ci‧va‧ko‧dik
• Rhymes: -odik

Verb

civakodik

1. (intransitive) to quarrel, quibble, bicker, altercate, wrangle, tiff (with someone -val/-vel, over something -n/-on/-en/-ön) (to disagree with each other noisily over petty things)

   Synonyms: perlekedik, veszekedik, civódik

   Civakodnak egymással. ― They are bickering with each other.

   Mindig civakodnak valamin. ― They are always quarreling over something.

2. (intransitive, of birds or small animals, with each other) to squabble

Conjugation

conjugation of civakodik

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	civakodom or civakodok	civakodsz	civakodik	civakodunk	civakodtok	civakodnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	civakodtam	civakodtál	civakodott	civakodtunk	civakodtatok	civakodtak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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. civakodni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	civakodék	civakodál	civakoda	civakodánk	civakodátok	civakodának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. civakodik vala, civakodott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	civakodandok	civakodandasz	civakodand	civakodandunk	civakodandotok	civakodandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	civakodnék	civakodnál	civakodna	civakodnánk	civakodnátok	civakodnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. civakodott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	civakodjak  or civakodjam	civakodj or civakodjál	civakodjon	civakodjunk	civakodjatok	civakodjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. civakodott légyen
Infinitive	civakodni		civakodnom	civakodnod	civakodnia	civakodnunk	civakodnotok	civakodniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	civakodás		civakodó	civakodott	―	civakodva (civakodván)

potential conjugation of civakodik

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	civakodhatok (or civakodhatom)	civakodhatsz	civakodhat	civakodhatunk	civakodhattok	civakodhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	civakodhattam	civakodhattál	civakodhatott	civakodhattunk	civakodhattatok	civakodhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	civakodhaték	civakodhatál	civakodhata	civakodhatánk	civakodhatátok	civakodhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. civakodhat vala, civakodhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	civakodhatandok or civakodandhatok	civakodhatandasz or civakodandhatsz	civakodhatand or civakodandhat	civakodhatandunk or civakodandhatunk	civakodhatandotok or civakodandhattok	civakodhatandanak or civakodandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	civakodhatnék	civakodhatnál	civakodhatna	civakodhatnánk	civakodhatnátok	civakodhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. civakodhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	civakodhassak	civakodhass or civakodhassál	civakodhasson	civakodhassunk	civakodhassatok	civakodhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. civakodhatott légyen
Inf.	(civakodhatni)		(civakodhatnom)	(civakodhatnod)	(civakodhatnia)	(civakodhatnunk)	(civakodhatnotok)	(civakodhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(civakodhatva / civakodhatván)

Derived terms

• civakodás

 

Related terms

• civódik

 

Further reading

• civakodik 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
• civakodik 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)