áll

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːlː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ola. Compare Erzya уло (ulo, “chin”).

Noun

áll (plural állak)

2. chin

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *salkɜ- (“to stand”).

Verb

áll

2. (intransitive) to stand (to be in an upright position)

   Coordinate terms: ül, fekszik

   vigyázzban áll ― to stand at attention

   A lovak állva alszanak. ― Horses sleep standing up.

   A ház egy dombon áll. ― The house stands on a hill.

3. (intransitive, of plants) to stand; to exist

   A ház előtt egy fa áll. ― A tree stands in front of the house.

   A fa még mindig áll. ― The tree still exists.

4. (intransitive, of mobile objects, slightly literary) to stand

   A könyvek a polcon állnak. ― The books stand on the bookshelf.

5. (intransitive, said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion items) to suit, become (to be suitable or apt for one's image, with -nak/-nek)

   Synonym: illik

   Ez a ruha jól áll neked. ― This dress suits you.

7. (intransitive) to stop, halt, be down, be at a standstill (to cease moving or working)

   Antonyms: mozog, működik, üzemel

   Hyponym: szünetel

   A gyár még mindig áll. ― The factory is still at a standstill.

   A vonat csak egy pár percig áll itt. ― The train stops here only for a few minutes.

   Állj! – kiáltotta az őr. ― "Halt!" called the guard.

8. (intransitive) to say, read (to indicate in a written form, to consist of a certain text)

   Synonym: olvasható

   Mi áll a levélben? ― What does the letter say?

9. (intransitive) to go, walk, step, get (to place oneself somewhere and stay there)

   a tükör elé áll ― to step to the mirror

   a zuhany alá áll ― to step under the shower

   talpra áll ― to get to one's feet

   az ellenség mellé áll ― to side with the enemy

10. (intransitive, in phrases) to take up (a job), be enlisted, get employed (as someone: -nak/-nek)

    katonának áll ― to join the army, to enter into military service

    munkába áll ― to take up work, to start working

11. (intransitive) to consist of, be composed of, comprise something (of something: -ból/-ből, always standing before the verb)

    Synonyms: összetevődik, tartalmaz

    A verseny két részből áll. ― The competition consists of two parts.

12. (intransitive) to be expected, to be on course for something (victory, defeat, failure etc., in phrases with -ra/-re)
13. (intransitive, slightly literary) to depend on someone or something (followed by -n/-on/-en/-ön)

    Synonyms: függ, múlik

14. (transitive, often with potential -hat) to stand, withstand, endure, can take

    Synonyms: bír, kibír, kiáll, elvisel

15. (transitive, in certain set phrases) to stand

    őrt áll ― to stand/keep guard

    modellt áll ― to model (to pose for a picture, an art class)

    sort áll ― to stand in a queue

Conjugation

In archaic or literary style, the long forms (with a linking vowel) are (were) common in the past tense, as well as in the present-tense conditional (even if it is short otherwise):

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

Further reading

• (to stand etc.): áll 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
• (chin): áll 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
• áll in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. The term is common Germanic, found in each Germanic dialect and absent outside. The presence of several words (awl, even ulna) with similar morphology and semantic would suggest an original meaning referring to the shape that was then ascribed to the fish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autl/
• Rhymes: -autl

Noun

áll m (genitive singular áls, nominative plural álar)

1. eel
3. channel, groove (in a riverbed or sea bottom)
4. a branch of a river that splits of and then usually falls back in or splits of at moderate distance from the sea

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz, akin to Old English ǣl, Old High German āl.

Noun

áll m

1. eel

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants