Hungarian

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Etymology

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el- +‎ hal

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɦɒl]
  • Hyphenation: el‧hal
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb

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elhal

  1. (intransitive) to die, to necrotize, to necrose (esp. of medical tissue)
  2. (intransitive) to die away, to die down, to abate, to subside (sound, enthusiasm)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • elhal 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
  • elhal 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)