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borul

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same stem as borít +‎ -ul (reflexive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈborul]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧rul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

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borul

  1. (intransitive, of sky, weather) to cloud, cloud over (to overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds)
    Borul az ég.The sky is clouding over.
    Borul az idő, esni fog.It’s getting clouded, it is going to rain.
  2. (intransitive) to fall into or onto/upon something (with lative suffixes)
    virágba borulto blossom (to break into flowers)
    könnybe borul a szemeone’s eyes fill with tears
    nyakába borulto fall on someone’s neck, to throw oneself on someone’s neck
    térdre borulto fall down on one's knees

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Expressions
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References

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  1. ^ borul 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

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  • borul 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
  • borul in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).