szorul

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as szoros[1] + -ul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsorul]
  • Hyphenation: szo‧rul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

szorul

  1. (intransitive) to be squeezed into something, to get forced into a narrow gap, jam, get wedged in (with lative suffixes)
    Active-voice counterpart: szorít
    a falhoz szorulto get pressed against the wall
    Szorul az ajtó.The door is sticky.
  2. (intransitive) to stand in need of something (-ra/-re), require, want, be dependent on someone
    Ez magyarázatra szorul.This calls for explanation.
    Segítségre szorulok.I need help.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • szorulás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • beszorul
  • beleszorul
  • elszorul
  • hátraszorul
  • kiszorul
  • leszorul
  • megszorul
  • összeszorul
  • rászorul
  • visszaszorul

References

  1. szorul 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

  • szorul 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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