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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of Proto-Uralic *to (“that”) + -l (ablative suffix).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Adverb
túl (not comparable)
- 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
- 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
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
- túł (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tulъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
túl m inan
- quiver (container for arrows)
Declension
Descendants
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