elavul

Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ avul

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɒvul]
• Hyphenation: el‧avul
• Rhymes: -ul

Verb

elavul

1. (intransitive) to become obsolete

   Synonyms: kimegy a divatból, érvényét veszti, időszerűtlenné válik

Conjugation

conjugation of elavul

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.	elavulok	elavulsz	elavul	elavulunk	elavultok	elavulnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elavultam	elavultál	elavult	elavultunk	elavultatok	elavultak
		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 avulni.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elavulék	elavulál	elavula	elavulánk	elavulátok	elavulának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elavul vala, elavult vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elavulandok	elavulandasz	elavuland	elavulandunk	elavulandotok	elavulandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elavulnék	elavulnál	elavulna	elavulnánk	elavulnátok	elavulnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elavult volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elavuljak	elavulj or elavuljál	elavuljon	elavuljunk	elavuljatok	elavuljanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elavult légyen
Infinitive	elavulni		elavulnom	elavulnod	elavulnia	elavulnunk	elavulnotok	elavulniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	elavulás		elavuló	elavult	―	elavulva (elavulván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem avul el or el is avul.

potential conjugation of elavul

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.	elavulhatok	elavulhatsz	elavulhat	elavulhatunk	elavulhattok	elavulhatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	elavulhattam	elavulhattál	elavulhatott	elavulhattunk	elavulhattatok	elavulhattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	elavulhaték	elavulhatál	elavulhata	elavulhatánk	elavulhatátok	elavulhatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. elavulhat vala, elavulhatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	elavulhatandok or elavulandhatok	elavulhatandasz or elavulandhatsz	elavulhatand or elavulandhat	elavulhatandunk or elavulandhatunk	elavulhatandotok or elavulandhattok	elavulhatandanak or elavulandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elavulhatnék	elavulhatnál	elavulhatna	elavulhatnánk	elavulhatnátok	elavulhatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elavulhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	elavulhassak	elavulhass or elavulhassál	elavulhasson	elavulhassunk	elavulhassatok	elavulhassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elavulhatott légyen
Inf.	(elavulhatni)		(elavulhatnom)	(elavulhatnod)	(elavulhatnia)	(elavulhatnunk)	(elavulhatnotok)	(elavulhatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(elavulhatva / elavulhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem avulhat el or el is avulhat.

Derived terms

• elavulás
• elavulófélben
• elavult → elavultság

 

Further reading

• elavul 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
• elavul 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)