lakol

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From obsolete lak (sin) or possibly from obsolete lakik (to atone, suffer punishment) +‎ -ol (verb-forming suffix) (both unrelated to lak and lakik, respectively, still in use).[1]

Verb

lakol

  1. (intransitive, literary) to suffer, pay, be punished, atone, expiate, optionally for something (such as a sin, with -ért), by something (such as a punishment, with -val/-vel)
    halállal lakolt tettéérthe was put to death for what he had done (literally, “he was punished by death for his deed”)
    Synonym: bűnhődik
Usage notes

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

  • lakol (…) meg, meg … lakolmeglakol
Conjugation
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

lakik (to live, reside, dwell) +‎ -ol (personal suffix)

Verb

lakol

  1. Alternative form of laksz, archaic second-person singular indicative present indefinite form of lakik.

References

  1. ^ lakol in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • lakol 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

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French colle.

Noun

lakol

  1. glue

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French colle.

Noun

lakol

  1. glue

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français