repül

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Hungarian

(1) repül
(2) repülőgépen repülnek

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic root imitating the sound of wings + -ül (reflexive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛpyl]
  • Hyphenation: re‧pül

Verb

repül

  1. (intransitive) to fly (of winged animals and aircrafts, to propel oneself through the air)
    • 2006, László Reményik, chapter 15, in Felvert por[1]:
      Sirályok repültek a ladik fölé, szárnyukat széttárva lebegtek fölötte.
      Seagulls flew above the punt, hovering over it with their wings spread.
  2. (intransitive) to fly (to travel by means of an aircraft or spacecraft)
  3. (intransitive) to be hurled, shot or blown through the air (especially with force or speed)
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  4. (intransitive, literary) to speed, to run, to rush (to go very fast)
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  5. (intransitive, figurative) to fly, to fly by (of time, to pass very fast)
    • 2010, András Killyéni, “Múltidéző”, in Vasparipák Kolozsvárott[2]:
      Harminc éve volt, Istenem, hogy repül az idő!
      It's been thirty years ago, my God, how time flies!
  6. (intransitive, colloquial) to be kicked out (to be forcefully removed from a position, office, school, lodging, etc.)
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Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ repül 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.)