fordul

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1372. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Uralic *pürke- (*pᴕrγɜ) (to turn, revolve, spin)[1] + -dul (reflexive suffix).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfordul], [ˈfoːrdul]
  • Hyphenation: for‧dul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

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fordul

  1. (intransitive) to turn
    Synonyms: kanyarodik, tér

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Expressions
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References

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  1. ^ Entry #837 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ fordul 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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  • fordul 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