elül

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlyl] Hyphenation: el‧ül === Etymology 1 === From el- +‎ ül. ==== Verb ==== elül (intransitive) to sit away, to sit elsewhere (from: mellől or -tól/-től) (intransitive, dated, rare) to sit down Synonym: leül (transitive) to block (by sitting) (intransitive, transitive) to sit for a while (transitive) to make numb by sitting (intransitive, of birds, bats, etc.) to go to perch, to go to roost (somewhere) (intransitive, literary) to sink, to subside Synonyms: elsüllyed, lesüllyed (higher register, of dust, powder, etc.) to settle (dated) to go down, to set (of a celestial body, to disappear below the horizon) Synonyms: lemegy, lenyugszik (transitive, dated, literary, literally of substance or figuratively of oppressive feeling) to cover, to settle upon (intransitive) to die down, to subside Synonyms: lecsillapodik, mérséklődik (intransitive, somewhat dated, literary) to fade away, to recede (intransitive, dated, rare) to pale, to pale in comparison (beside/next to: mellett) ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === See elöl. This form first attested in 1763. ==== Adverb ==== elül (superlative legelül) (somewhat dated, folksy) alternative form of elöl ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === elül 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). (verb): (1): elül 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. (adverb): (2): elül 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.