borul

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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 something (-ba/-be)
    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
  3. (intransitive) to fall onto something (-ra/-re)
    térdre borulto fall down on one's knees

Conjugation

Derived terms

With verbal prefixes
Expressions

References

  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.)