Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

át- (across, over) +‎ kel (to rise, here: “to go, to walk”)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːtkɛl]
  • Hyphenation: át‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb edit

átkel

  1. (intransitive) to cross, traverse, transit, get across, pass across something (-n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Synonyms: (broader; less idiomatic in this sense) átmegy, (more typical of vehicles) áthalad
    szabálytalanul kel át az útons/he jaywalks (literally, “s/he crosses the road irregularly”)

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Further reading edit

  • átkel 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
  • átkel 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)