túl-

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

Hungarian

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  • Hyphenation: túl

Prefix

túl-

  1. (verbal prefix) over; beyond something, farther
    él (to live)túlél (to survive)
  2. excessive, excess, over- (greater than the usual)
    súly (weight)túlsúly (overweight)
  3. opposite, far, the other
    Synonym: túlsó
    túlvilágafterworld
  4. over (beyond a certain time)
    túlóraovertime
  5. over (overly, excessively)
    túlérzékenyoversensitive
    túlbuzgóoverzealous, overeager

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See also the derived terms of túl as an adverb and as a postposition.

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References

  • túl- 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.