túl

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See also: tul, TUL, tuł, t'ul, túl-, and tūļ

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of Proto-Uralic *to (“that”) + -l (ablative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: túl
  • Rhymes: -uːl

Adverb

túl (not comparable)

  1. excessively, too
    Synonyms: túlságosan, túlzottan
    Túl nagy ez a ház. ― This house is too big.

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with túl-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see túl-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms

See also the derived terms of túl- as a prefix attached to verbs, participles, and nouns.

Postposition

túl

  1. beyond something (with: -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Antonym: innen
    A házon túl van egy kis patak. ― Beyond the house there is a small brook.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Entry #1058 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
  3. ^ túl in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading

  • (too, excessively, over-): túl 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
  • (across, beyond, yonder; trans-, ultra-): túl 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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • túł (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tulъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈtuːɫ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈtou̯l/

Noun

túl m inan

  1. quiver (container for arrows)

Declension

Declension of túl (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative túl túly túli, túlové
genitive túla, túlu túlú túlóv
dative túlu túloma túlóm
accusative túl túly túly
vocative túle túly túli, túlové
locative túle, túlu túlú túléch
instrumental túlem túloma túly
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: toul

Further reading

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