késik

See also: kesik

Hungarian

Etymology

From stem kés- borrowed from a Turkic language (distinct from native noun kés (knife): compare modern Turkish geç (late) from Old Turkic kéç) + -ik (passive/reflexive verb-forming suffix). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkeːʃik]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ké‧sik

Verb

késik

  1. (intransitive) to be late
  2. (intransitive, of a clock) to be slow (-t/-at/-ot/-et/-öt)
    Az órám öt percet késik.My watch is five minutes slow.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elkésik
  • lekésik

(Expressions):

  • ami késik, nem múlik

References

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