elillan

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ illan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlilːɒn]
• Hyphenation: el‧il‧lan
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Verb

elillan

1. (intransitive) to escape, to slip out (to leave quietly and unnoticed)

   Synonyms: elszelel, elszökik

   • 1955, Mark Twain, translated by Zoltán Jékely, Koldus és királyfi (The Prince and the Pauper):

     Gyülevész népség nem illanhat el hamarabb pestises mellől, mint ahogy a sápadt és megrémült udvaroncok rebbentek szét a rongyos kis trónkövetelő oldaláról.

     A mob does not melt away from the presence of a plague-patient with more haste than the band of pallid and terrified courtiers melted away from the presence of the shabby little claimant of the Crown.

   • 1991, Marion Zimmer Bradley, translated by Piroska F. Nagy, Darkover (Darkover Landfall):

     Mi történt velünk, álmélkodott magában Rafe, de a gondolat ahogy jött, már el is illant.

     Rafe thought in astonishment, what has happened to us, but the thought slid lightly over his mind and vanished.

   • 1998, David Brin, translated by Enikő Mohácsi, A jövő hírnöke (The Postman):

     A tizedik reggelen Abby nem illant el Gordon mellől a pirkadat beköszöntével, hanem csókkal ébresztette.

     On the tenth morning, she did not slip away with the predawn light, but instead wakened Gordon with a kiss.

2. (intransitive, of fragrance) to fade, to disappear, to wear off

   A parfüm illata elillant. ― The scent of the perfume wore off.

   • 2004, Dean R. Koontz, translated by Andrea Danyi, A hold fényénél (By the Light of the Moon):

     E látens energiát nyilvánvalóan nem lehet egyszerűen letörölni, mint valami ujjlenyomatot, hanem valószínűleg fokozatosan illan el, ahogy az oldószerek párolognak.

     Evidently, this latent energy couldn’t simply be wiped away as fingerprints could be, but it dissipated gradually on its own, like an evaporating solvent.

Conjugation

conjugation of elillan

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elillanok	elillansz	elillan	elillanunk	elillantok	elillannak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elillantam	elillantál	elillant	elillantunk	elillantatok	elillantak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	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. el fog illanni.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elillanék	elillanál	elillana	elillanánk	elillanátok	elillanának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elillan vala, elillant vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elillanandok	elillanandasz	elillanand	elillanandunk	elillanandotok	elillanandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elillannék	elillannál	elillanna	elillannánk	elillannátok	elillannának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elillant volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elillanjak	elillanj or elillanjál	elillanjon	elillanjunk	elillanjatok	elillanjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elillant légyen
Infinitive	elillanni		elillannom	elillannod	elillannia	elillannunk	elillannotok	elillanniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	elillanás		elillanó	elillant	―	elillanva (elillanván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem illan el or el is illan.

potential conjugation of elillan

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 mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elillanhatok	elillanhatsz	elillanhat	elillanhatunk	elillanhattok	elillanhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elillanhattam	elillanhattál	elillanhatott	elillanhattunk	elillanhattatok	elillanhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elillanhaték	elillanhatál	elillanhata	elillanhatánk	elillanhatátok	elillanhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. elillanhat vala, elillanhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elillanhatandok or elillanandhatok	elillanhatandasz or elillanandhatsz	elillanhatand or elillanandhat	elillanhatandunk or elillanandhatunk	elillanhatandotok or elillanandhattok	elillanhatandanak or elillanandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elillanhatnék	elillanhatnál	elillanhatna	elillanhatnánk	elillanhatnátok	elillanhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elillanhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elillanhassak	elillanhass or elillanhassál	elillanhasson	elillanhassunk	elillanhassatok	elillanhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elillanhatott légyen
Inf.	(elillanhatni)		(elillanhatnom)	(elillanhatnod)	(elillanhatnia)	(elillanhatnunk)	(elillanhatnotok)	(elillanhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(elillanhatva / elillanhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem illanhat el or el is illanhat.

Further reading

• elillan 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
• elillan in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)