simul

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English

Etymology

Abbreviation of simultaneous.

Pronunciation

Noun

simul (plural simuls)

  1. (gaming) An exhibition in which one (typically much stronger) player plays several games at the same time against different opponents.
    • 1969, Anthony Glyn, The Dragon Variation, page 96:
      We're not just starting with Round 1. We're kicking off with a simul. Four simuls to be exact.
    • 1985, Daryl Lane, William Vernon, David Carson, The Sound of Wonder, page 80:
      He could have organized a simul with a rat without blinking an eye.
    • 2003, J.C. Hallman, The Chess Artist, page 275:
      I saw Glenn wrapping up his speech, and told Baynes to come back that evening for the simul.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

sima (“smooth”) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

Verb

simul

  1. (intransitive, of a surface, material) to become smooth
  2. (intransitive, of clothing, hair, skin) to fit something tight
  3. (intransitive) to snuggle up, cuddle up, to cling (to someone: -hoz/-hez/-höz)
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to conform, accommodate, adapt to, fit in somewhere

Conjugation

conjugation of simul
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal


Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. simulok simulsz simul simulunk simultok simulnak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. simultam simultál simult simultunk simultatok simultak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. simulni fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. simulék simulál simula simulánk simulátok simulának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. simul vala, simult vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. simulandok simulandasz simuland simulandunk simulandotok simulandanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. simulnék simulnál simulna simulnánk simulnátok simulnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. simult volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. simuljak simulj or
simuljál 		simuljon simuljunk simuljatok simuljanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. simult légyen
Infinitive simulni simulnom simulnod simulnia simulnunk simulnotok simulniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
simulás simuló simult ― simulva (simulván)
potential conjugation of simul
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. simulhatok simulhatsz simulhat simulhatunk simulhattok simulhatnak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. simulhattam simulhattál simulhatott simulhattunk simulhattatok simulhattak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. simulhaték simulhatál simulhata simulhatánk simulhatátok simulhatának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. simulhat vala, simulhatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. simulhatandok
or simulandhatok 		simulhatandasz
or simulandhatsz 		simulhatand
or simulandhat 		simulhatandunk
or simulandhatunk 		simulhatandotok
or simulandhattok 		simulhatandanak
or simulandhatnak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. simulhatnék simulhatnál simulhatna simulhatnánk simulhatnátok simulhatnának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. simulhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. simulhassak simulhass or
simulhassál 		simulhasson simulhassunk simulhassatok simulhassanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. simulhatott légyen
Inf. (simulhatni) (simulhatnom) (simulhatnod) (simulhatnia) (simulhatnunk) (simulhatnotok) (simulhatniuk)
Positive adjective ― Neg. adj. ― Adv. part. (simulhatva / simulhatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Related terms

Further reading

  • simul 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

Latin

Etymology

Old Latin neuter of similis (with u before l pinguis, i.e. ).

Pronunciation

Adverb

simul (not comparable)

  1. At the same time; simultaneously
  2. simul … simul: and at the same time; and also; both … and (at once); together; not only ... but at the same time
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.513–514:
      Obstipuit simul ipse simul perculsus Achātēs
      laetitiāque metūque
      Not only himself was astounded, but at the same time Achates had been struck with both joy and fear.
      (or, more concisely:)
      and Achates both were astonished, stricken with joy and fear.
  3. together
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.403–404:
      natā simul, moritūra simul, simul īte sub undās corpora!
      Born together, about to die together, together bodies go beneath the waves!
      (Twin babes Romulus and Remus are abandoned along the banks of the Tiber.)
  4. As soon as.

Derived terms

Related terms

Latin correlatives (edit)
type demonstrative anaphoric identity interrogative/
relative		 indefinite negative other
proximal medial distal relative indefinite universal free choice negative polarity
basic hic iste, istic ille, illic is ipse, īdem quis/quī quisquis, quīcumque quis, quī, quīdam, aliquis, aliquī, quispiam quisque quīvis, quīlibet quisquam, ūllus, °aliquisquam nēmō, nihil, nūllus alius
dual uter utercumque alteruter uterque utervīs, uterlibet neuter alter
place hīc istīc illīc ibī̆ ibī̆dem ubī̆ ubiubi, ubī̆cumque alicubī, uspiam ubīque ubivīs, ubilibet usquam nusquam, nūllibī alibī, aliās
source hinc istinc illinc inde indidem unde undecumque, undeunde alicunde undique °undelibet aliunde
destination hūc, °hōrsum istūc, °istōrsum illūc, °illōrsum eō eōdem quō, quōrsum quōquō, quōcumque aliquō, quōpiam, °aliquōvorsum quōvīs, quōlibet quōquam nusquam, nūllōrsum aliō, aliōrsum
method,
means,
path,
place 		hāc istāc illāc eā eādem quā quāquā, quācumque aliquā quāque quāvīs, quālibet nēquāquam, haudquāquam aliā
manner hōc modō istō modō illō modō ita, sīc,
eō modō		 item, itidem ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum utut, utcumque, quōmodocumque quī, quōdam modō, aliquō modō utique quōmodolibet ūllō modō nūllō modō aliter, aliōquī, alterō/aliō modō
time num, nunc ōlim tum, tunc simul quandō, ‡cum cumque, quandōcumque, quandōque quondam, aliquandō quandōque quandōlibet umquam numquam aliās
quantity tam †tamen, †tandem quam †quamquam aliquam quamvīs, quamlibet
size tantus tantusdem quantus quantuscumque aliquantus quantusvīs, quantuslibet
quality tālis quālis quālis, quāliscumque aliquālis quālislibet
number tot totidem quot quotquot, quotcumque aliquot quotlibet
order totus quotus quotuscumque aliquotus quotuslibet
repetition totiēns quotiēns quotiēnscumque aliquotiēns quotiēnslibet
multiplication totuplex quotuplex
† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat dissimulated
° Rare
‡only used as a conjunction, not as an interrogative

Descendants

Descendants

References

  • “simul”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • simul in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • simul in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

simul f (genitive simlar)

  1. (poetic) a hag, witch

References

  • “simul”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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