alél

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the al- stem of alszik (to sleep) +‎ -él (frequentative suffix)

Pronunciation

Verb

alél

  1. (intransitive, archaic, poetic) Synonym of elalél (to faint, lose consciousness)
    Synonym: elájul
  2. (intransitive) to fall somewhere (chiefly as a result of fainting)
    Synonyms: esik, rogy
  3. (intransitive, figurative, literary) to weaken, lose strength
    Synonyms: elgyengül, elbágyad, erejét veszti
  4. (intransitive, figurative, literary, of a plant) to wither, wilt, fade
    Synonyms: kiszárad, elhervad

Usage notes

This form mostly occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb:

  • alél (…) el, el … alélelalél

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ alél 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.)

Further reading

  • alél 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
  • alél 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)