Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the same sound-imitative root as koppant (to rap, to strike a quick, light blow), kopácsol (to hammer), koppan (to thud) + -og (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkopoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pog
  • Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb edit

kopog

  1. (intransitive) to knock (on or at something -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Synonyms: kopogtat, zörget
    Valaki kopog az ajtón!Somebody is knocking at the door!
    Kopog a szemem az éhségtől! (idiomatic)I am starving!
  2. (intransitive, of woodpecker) to tap, knock, hammer
    Synonym: kopácsol
    A harkály kopog a fán.The woodpecker is knocking on the tree.
  3. (intransitive, of rain) to patter, rattle (on something -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Synonym: dobol
    Az eső kopog a háztetőn.The rain is pattering on the roof.
  4. (transitive) to clack (to make clicking noises while typing on a keyboard, typewriter or telegraph)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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References edit

  1. ^ kopog 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

  • kopog 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