vedlik

Hungarian[edit]

Likely from vet +‎ -lik (frequentative-reflexive suffix).^[1]

vedlik

(transitive, intransitive) to moult/molt, shed, slough (to cast off a covering, especially a skin)

This verb belongs among those whose subjunctive forms (as well as adverbial participle and potential) would generate a cluster of three consonants, which is hard to pronounce. To avoid it, linguistic literature usually advises inserting a vowel between the first two consonants (or in some cases, avoiding these forms altogether). However, many native speakers find it just as awkward as the triple-consonant option and shrink from using it, even refusing these forms on hearing (although people have no objection to using the same linking vowel with other verbs like oszlik or bomlik). If someone wants to avoid these forms, a synonymous verb can be used instead or the sentence can be rephrased. (Verbs that are currently categorized as not having the above forms at all are listed at Hungarian defective verbs. However, in this case there is not always a clear dividing line between uncommon and impossible.) Further reading (in Hungarian): [1] [2] [3]
In this case, the disputed subjunctive form as in Azt szeretném, hogy a kígyó nyugodtan ^??vedeljen (“I want the snake to shed in peace”) can be avoided, for instance, with a periphrastic structure using történik (“to happen”): …hogy a kígyó vedlése nyugodtan/nyugalomban történjen or with an auxiliary verb, where the main verb appears as an infinitive: …hogy a kígyó nyugodtan tudjon vedleni.

conjugation of vedlik

Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
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.	vedlek	vedlesz	vedlik	vedlünk	vedletek	vedlenek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	vedlettem	vedlettél	vedlett	vedlettünk	vedlettetek	vedlettek
		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. vedleni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	vedlék	vedlél	vedle	vedlénk	vedlétek	vedlének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. vedlik vala, vedlett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	vedlendek	vedlendesz	vedlend	vedlendünk	vedlendetek	vedlendenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	vedlenék	vedlenél	vedlene	vedlenénk	vedlenétek	vedlenének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vedlett volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	the verb has no subjunctive forms
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vedlett légyen
Infinitive	vedleni		vedlenem	vedlened	vedlenie	vedlenünk	vedlenetek	vedleniük
Other forms	vedlés		vedlő	vedlett	―	vedlve (vedlvén)

potential conjugation of vedlik

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.	vedlhetek	vedlhetsz	vedlhet	vedlhetünk	vedlhettek	vedlhetnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	vedlhettem	vedlhettél	vedlhetett	vedlhettünk	vedlhettetek	vedlhettek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	vedlheték	vedlhetél	vedlhete	vedlheténk	vedlhetétek	vedlhetének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. vedlhet vala, vedlhetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	vedlhetendek or vedlandhatok	vedlhetendesz or vedlandhatsz	vedlhetend or vedlandhat	vedlhetendünk or vedlandhatunk	vedlhetendetek or vedlandhattok	vedlhetendenek or vedlandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Conditional mood	Present	Indef.	vedlhetnék	vedlhetnél	vedlhetne	vedlhetnénk	vedlhetnétek	vedlhetnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vedlhetett volna
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indef.	the verb has no subjunctive forms
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vedlhetett légyen
Inf.	(vedlhetni)		(vedlhetnem)	(vedlhetned)	(vedlhetnie)	(vedlhetnünk)	(vedlhetnetek)	(vedlhetniük)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(vedlhetve / vedlhetvén)

^ vedlik 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.)