farol

See also: fáról

Hungarian

Etymology

far +‎ -ol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒrol]
• Hyphenation: fa‧rol
• Rhymes: -ol

Verb

farol

1. to back (to go in the reverse direction)
2. to skid (to slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard)

Conjugation

Conjugation of farol

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	farolok	farolsz	farol	farolunk	faroltok	farolnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	faroltam	faroltál	farolt	faroltunk	faroltatok	faroltak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. farolni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	farolék	farolál	farola	farolánk	farolátok	farolának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. farol vala, farolt vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	farolandok	farolandasz	faroland	farolandunk	farolandotok	farolandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	farolnék	farolnál	farolna	farolnánk	farolnátok	farolnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. farolt volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	faroljak	farolj or faroljál	faroljon	faroljunk	faroljatok	faroljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. farolt légyen
infinitive	farolni		farolnom	farolnod	farolnia	farolnunk	farolnotok	farolniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	farolás		faroló	farolt	―	farolva (farolván)		faroltat

Potential conjugation of farol

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	farolhatok	farolhatsz	farolhat	farolhatunk	farolhattok	farolhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	farolhattam	farolhattál	farolhatott	farolhattunk	farolhattatok	farolhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	farolhaték	farolhatál	farolhata	farolhatánk	farolhatátok	farolhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. farolhat vala, farolhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	farolhatandok or farolandhatok	farolhatandasz or farolandhatsz	farolhatand or farolandhat	farolhatandunk or farolandhatunk	farolhatandotok or farolandhattok	farolhatandanak or farolandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	farolhatnék	farolhatnál	farolhatna	farolhatnánk	farolhatnátok	farolhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. farolhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	farolhassak	farolhass or farolhassál	farolhasson	farolhassunk	farolhassatok	farolhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. farolhatott légyen
infinitive	(farolhatni)		(farolhatnom)	(farolhatnod)	(farolhatnia)	(farolhatnunk)	(farolhatnotok)	(farolhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(farolhatva / farolhatván)

Derived terms

• farolás
• faroló
• faroltat
• faroltatás
• faroltató
• köntörfalaz (via obsolete köntörfarol)

(With verbal prefixes):

• befarol
• elfarol
• félrefarol
• hátrafarol
• kifarol
• megfarol
• nekifarol

Further reading

• farol in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• farol 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).

Portuguese

farol (sense 1)

Alternative forms

• pharol (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian farolo, diminutive of faro, from Latin pharus (“lighthouse”), from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros), an island in Alexandria famous for its lighthouse. Compare Italian and Spanish faro, French phare.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɾɔw/ [faˈɾɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈɾɔl/ [fɐˈɾɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈɾɔl/ [fɐˈɾɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈɾɔ.li/

• Hyphenation: fa‧rol

Noun

farol m (plural faróis)

1. lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)

   Synonym: (archaic) almenara

2. automobile light

   Synonym: luz

3. (Brazil) traffic light

   Synonyms: semáforo, (Brazil) sinaleiro

Derived terms

• farol aceso
• faroleiro
• farolete

Related terms

• Faros

Spanish

Etymology

From faro, from Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈɾol/ [faˈɾol]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: fa‧rol

Noun

farol m (plural faroles)

1. lantern
2. headlight (bike or automobile light)
3. streetlamp
4. lighthouse
5. bluff (act of bluffing)

Derived terms

• adelante con los faroles

Related terms

• faro m
• farola f

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: parol
• → Cebuano: parol
• → English: farol
• → Tagalog: parol
  • → English: parol

Further reading

• “farol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10