gyúl

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1470. From the same stem of unknown origin as gyújt +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɟuːl]
  • Hyphenation: gyúl
  • Rhymes: -uːl

Verb

gyúl

  1. (intransitive, literary) to light up, to become lighted/illuminated
    Synonyms: meggyullad, lobban, fellobban, fellángol, világítani kezd
    Active-voice counterpart: gyújt
    Fény gyúlt a szobában. ― A light came on in the room.
  2. (intransitive, literary) to light up (to have a sudden realization and understanding, an inspiration, an idea)
    Synonyms: megvilágosodik, világossá válik
    Világosság gyúlt a fejében. ― The light bulb went on in his head.
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, literary, of emotions) to become inflamed with emotions, anger, love, ardent desire (followed by -ra/-re)
    Synonyms: gyullad, gerjed, lobban
    Haragra gyúlt. ― He became enraged.
    Szerelemre gyúlt. ― He became enamored.
    Hirtelen gyűlölet gyúlt bennük. ― Suddenly hatred came over them.
    Az ég vörösre gyúlt. ― The sky started burning in red.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • begyúl
  • felgyúl
  • kigyúl
  • meggyúl
  • rágyúl

Further reading

  • gyúl 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
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