alapul

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

alap (basis) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix)

Verb

alapul

  1. (intransitive) to be founded/based upon something (-n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Ez tényeken alapul.This is based on facts.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

alap (basis) +‎ -ul (as, case suffix)

Noun

alapul

  1. essive-modal singular of alap

Further reading

  • (to be based): alapul 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
  • (to be based): alapul in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).