ég

A halvány kék égen fehér felhők vonulnak.

1937, László Balás-Piri, “A múzeum képtára”, in Székesfehérvári Szemle, volume 7, numbers 3–4:

White clouds are marching across the pale blue sky.

sky (the part of the atmosphere which can be seen above a specific place)

Ha van Isten az égben, úgy meg fog nekünk bocsátani.

1908, Grazia Deledda, chapter 4, in Mrs. Károly Sebestyén, transl., A repkény:

If there is a God in heaven, He will forgive us.

(also in the plural) heaven (the abode of God and of the blessed dead)

Hála az égnek, hogy megszabadulunk tőlük.

1899, Lenke Bajza Beniczky, chapter 8, in Sára története:

(by extension, in set phrases) heaven as a replacement for God (the supreme being and principal object of faith in Christianity)

head

ég (countable and uncountable, plural egek)

egek (plural)
ég (nominative singular)
egek (nominative plural)
eget (accusative singular)
egeket (accusative plural)
égnek (dative singular)
egeknek (dative plural)
éggel (instrumental singular)
egekkel (instrumental plural)
égért (causal-final singular)
egekért (causal-final plural)
éggé (singular translative)
egekké (plural translative)
égig (singular terminative)
egekig (plural terminative)
égként (essive-formal singular)
egekként (essive-formal plural)
égben (inessive singular)
egekben (inessive plural)
égen (singular superessive)
egen (singular superessive)
egeken (plural superessive)
égnél (adessive singular)
egeknél (adessive plural)
égbe (illative singular)
egekbe (illative plural)
égre (singular sublative)
egekre (plural sublative)
éghez (allative singular)
egekhez (allative plural)
égből (elative singular)
egekből (elative plural)
égről (delative singular)
egekről (delative plural)
égtől (ablative singular)
egektől (ablative plural)
égé (singular)
egeké (plural)
égéi (singular)
egekéi (plural)
egem (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
egeim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
eged (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
egeid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
ege (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
egei (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
egünk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
egeink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
egetek (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
egeitek (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
egük (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
egeik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *säŋe. Cognates are limited to Baltic-Finnic (e.g. Finnish sää (“weather”)) and Komi-Permyak сынӧд (synöd, “warm air”).


ég

Nem messze tőle, egy kicsiny tűz égett az erdő szélén.

Not far away, a small fire was burning at the edge of the forest.

(intransitive) to burn, to be on fire (to be consumed by fire, or in flames)

Mikor hazafelé jöttem, már minden házban égett a lámpa.

1906, Dezső Kosztolányi, “Ősz felé”, in Aranyfonál:

When I was coming home, the lights were already on in every house.

(intransitive) to be switched on, to be lit (of a source of illumination, to produce light)

Rohantunk hazáig, a gyerek égett a láztól, és félrebeszélt.

2011, István Krausz, “Egy fedél alatt”, in Örökölt küzdelem:

We ran home, the child was burning with fever and delirious.

(intransitive) to be hot, to burn (of skin, to become hot due to fever or an emotional state)

Nagyot égtem volna, ha mindenki szeme láttára elterülök.

2015, Tibor Csákány, “A Hold leánya”, in Ahol a fák is sírnak:

I would have been really embarrassed if I had fallen flat on my face in front of everyone.

(intransitive, by extension, slang) to be embarrassed, to feel ashamed (to have a feeling of shameful discomfort)

Fűszeres ételre, paprikára nyelve égni kezd.

1940, László Mosonyi, “B-avitaminosisok hazánkban”, in Orvosi Hetilap, volume 84, number 36:

Her tongue starts burning upon eating spicy food or peppers.

(intransitive) to sting, to burn (to produce a burning sensation)

Égek a kíváncsiságtól, hogy megtudjam a részleteket!

1929, Alexandre Dumas, chapter 19, in Gyula Szini, transl., Bragelonne vicomte, volume I:

I'm burning with curiosity to know the details.

(intransitive, figurative) to be burning with (to feel an ardent emotion or desire)

hu-conj

Forms in parentheses are somewhat archaic or literary.

This verb has no prefix that could split, despite its first few letters.

égek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
égsz (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égsz (indefinite singular third-person)
ég (first-person indefinite plural)
égünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
égtek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
égtek (indefinite plural third-person)
égnek (indefinite)
intransitive verb (definite first-person plural)
intransitive verb (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (definite informal second-person)
intransitive verb (definite third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite first-person plural)
definite forms are not used (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite informal second-person)
definite forms are not used (definite third-person)
égtem (indefinite informal past second-person singular)
égtél (formal indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égtél (indefinite past singular third-person)
égett (first-person indefinite past plural)
égtünk (indefinite informal past plural second-person)
égtetek (formal indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
égtetek (indefinite past plural third-person)
égtek (indefinite past)
or a time adverb (first-person future plural)
or a time adverb (formal future second-person-semantically third-person)
or a time adverb (future informal second-person)
or a time adverb (future third-person)
e.g. égni fog. (first-person future plural)
e.g. égni fog. (formal future second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. égni fog. (future informal second-person)
e.g. égni fog. (future third-person)
égék (future indefinite)
égél (indefinite informal second-person singular)
ége (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
ége (indefinite singular third-person)
égénk (first-person indefinite plural)
égétek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
égének (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
égének (indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. ég vala (first-person future past plural)
e.g. ég vala (first-person future past singular third-person)
e.g. ég vala (first-person future plural)
e.g. ég vala (first-person future singular third-person)
e.g. ég vala (formal future past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. ég vala (formal future second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. ég vala (future informal past second-person)
e.g. ég vala (future informal second-person)
égett vala (first-person future past plural)
égett vala (first-person future past singular third-person)
égett vala (first-person future plural)
égett vala (first-person future singular third-person)
égett vala (formal future past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égett vala (formal future second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égett vala (future informal past second-person)
égett vala (future informal second-person)
volt. (first-person future past plural)
volt. (first-person future past singular third-person)
volt. (first-person future plural)
volt. (first-person future singular third-person)
volt. (formal future past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (formal future second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (future informal past second-person)
volt. (future informal second-person)
égendek (future indefinite)
égendesz (indefinite informal second-person singular)
égend (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égend (indefinite singular third-person)
égendünk (first-person indefinite plural)
égendetek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
égendenek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
égendenek (indefinite plural third-person)
égnék (indefinite informal second-person singular)
égnél (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égnél (indefinite singular third-person)
égne (first-person indefinite plural)
égnénk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
égnétek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
égnétek (indefinite plural third-person)
égnének (indefinite)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (indefinite past)
e.g. égett volna (indefinite past)
égjek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
égj or (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égj or (indefinite singular third-person)
égjél (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égjél (indefinite singular third-person)
égjen (first-person indefinite plural)
égjünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
égjetek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
égjetek (indefinite plural third-person)
égjenek (indefinite)
e.g. égett légyen
égni (infinitive)
égnem (infinitive informal second-person singular)
égned (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
égned (infinitive singular third-person)
égnie (first-person infinitive plural)
égnünk (infinitive informal plural second-person)
égnetek (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
égnetek (infinitive plural third-person)
égniük (infinitive)
égés (noun-from-verb)
égő (future)
égett
égve (adverbial first-person participle plural)
égve (adverbial informal participle plural second-person)
égvén (adverbial first-person participle plural)
égvén (adverbial informal participle plural second-person)
éghetek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
éghetsz (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghetsz (indefinite singular third-person)
éghet (first-person indefinite plural)
éghetünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
éghettek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghettek (indefinite plural third-person)
éghetnek (indefinite)
intransitive verb (definite first-person plural)
intransitive verb (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (definite informal second-person)
intransitive verb (definite third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite first-person plural)
definite forms are not used (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite informal second-person)
definite forms are not used (definite third-person)
éghettem (indefinite informal past second-person singular)
éghettél (formal indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghettél (indefinite past singular third-person)
éghetett (first-person indefinite past plural)
éghettünk (indefinite informal past plural second-person)
éghettetek (formal indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghettetek (indefinite past plural third-person)
éghettek (indefinite past)
égheték (indefinite)
éghetél (indefinite informal second-person singular)
éghete (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghete (indefinite singular third-person)
égheténk (first-person indefinite plural)
éghetétek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
éghetének (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghetének (indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. éghet vala (first-person past plural)
e.g. éghet vala (first-person past singular third-person)
e.g. éghet vala (first-person plural)
e.g. éghet vala (first-person singular third-person)
e.g. éghet vala (formal past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. éghet vala (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. éghet vala (informal past second-person)
e.g. éghet vala (informal second-person)
éghetett vala (first-person past plural)
éghetett vala (first-person past singular third-person)
éghetett vala (first-person plural)
éghetett vala (first-person singular third-person)
éghetett vala (formal past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghetett vala (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghetett vala (informal past second-person)
éghetett vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person past plural)
volt. (first-person past singular third-person)
volt. (first-person plural)
volt. (first-person singular third-person)
volt. (formal past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (informal past second-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
éghetendek (indefinite)
or égandhatok (indefinite)
éghetendesz (indefinite informal second-person singular)
or égandhatsz (indefinite informal second-person singular)
éghetend (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghetend (indefinite singular third-person)
or égandhat (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
or égandhat (indefinite singular third-person)
éghetendünk (first-person indefinite plural)
or égandhatunk (first-person indefinite plural)
éghetendetek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
or égandhattok (indefinite informal plural second-person)
éghetendenek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghetendenek (indefinite plural third-person)
or égandhatnak (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
or égandhatnak (indefinite plural third-person)
éghetnék (indefinite informal second-person singular)
éghetnél (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghetnél (indefinite singular third-person)
éghetne (first-person indefinite plural)
éghetnénk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
éghetnétek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghetnétek (indefinite plural third-person)
éghetnének (indefinite)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (first-person indefinite past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (formal indefinite past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (indefinite informal past second-person)
e.g. éghetett volna (first-person indefinite past third-person)
e.g. éghetett volna (formal indefinite past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. éghetett volna (indefinite informal past second-person)
éghessek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
éghess or (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghess or (indefinite singular third-person)
éghessél (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghessél (indefinite singular third-person)
éghessen (first-person indefinite plural)
éghessünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
éghessetek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghessetek (indefinite plural third-person)
éghessenek (indefinite)
e.g. éghetett légyen
éghetni (infinitive)
éghetnem (infinitive informal second-person singular)
éghetned (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
éghetned (infinitive singular third-person)
éghetnie (first-person infinitive plural)
éghetnünk (infinitive informal plural second-person)
éghetnetek (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghetnetek (infinitive plural third-person)
éghetniük (infinitive)
éghetve / éghetvén (adverbial first-person participle plural third-person)
éghetve / éghetvén (adverbial formal participle plural second-person-semantically third-person)
éghetve / éghetvén (adverbial informal participle plural second-person)

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *äŋɜ- (“fire; to burn”).