lobban

See also: Lobban

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlobːɒn]
  • Hyphenation: lob‧ban
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Etymology 1

From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as lobog + -an (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Verb

lobban

  1. (intransitive, of flame, with -ra/-re) to flare up, burst into, blaze up (to burst into flames from a seemingly non-burning state)
    A farakás hirtelen lángra lobbant.The woodpile suddenly burst into flames.
  2. (figuratively, of strong anger, love) to fly, flare up
    haragra lobbanto fly into rage
    szerelemre lobbanto fall in love
Conjugation
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • ellobban
  • fellobban
  • kilobban
  • meglobban

Etymology 2

lob + -ban

Noun

lobban

  1. inessive singular of lob

References

  1. lobban 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

  • lobban 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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