Ítítni

ítítni is a hypothetical verb form used in linguistic literature to illustrate how a Hungarian-style infinitive ending -ni can serve as the basis for a stem-based verb in morphosyntactic descriptions. It is not attested as a productive word in standard Hungarian or in established natural languages; its appearance is largely confined to textbooks, corpus demonstrations, and discussions of verb morphology as a nonce example.

Orthography and phonology: The form ítítni follows Hungarian orthographic conventions, with long vowels indicated by the acute accents on í. In analytical treatments, the stem is often presented as it- or í-t- and the infinitive ending -ni.

Morphology and syntax: As a hypothetical -ni verb, ítítni is described as taking the same inflectional pattern as other -ni verbs in the language being modeled. It would be subject to tense, mood, and aspect markings and participate in standard argument structure for verbs. Because its semantics are undefined, examples typically gloss it with a placeholder meaning such as “to perform an action” rather than a concrete lexical sense.

Usage and status: Ítítni functions as a pedagogical or analytical tool rather than a real lexical item. It helps illustrate the interaction of stem formation, infinitive endings, and inflection in descriptions of Hungarian-like systems or in constructed languages.

See also: Hungarian verbs; infinitive; -ni verbs; nonce word; constructed languages.