hűl

See also: hul and hůl

Hungarian

Etymology

From an otherwise mostly unattested root of unknown origin + -l (instantaneous suffix). The root is cognate with those of hideg, hiedelem, hűvös.[1]

Compare transitive verb hűt (to cool something down)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhyːl]
  • Hyphenation: hűl
  • Rhymes: -yːl

Verb

hűl

  1. (intransitive) to get cool, to grow cool

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elhűl
  • kihűl
  • lehűl
  • meghűl

References

  1. hűl in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • hűl 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
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