Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1372. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Uralic *pürke- (*pᴕrγɜ) (to turn, revolve, spin)[1] + -dul (reflexive suffix).[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfordul], [ˈfoːrdul]
  • Hyphenation: for‧dul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb edit

fordul

  1. (intransitive) to turn
    Synonyms: kanyarodik, tér

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Entry #837 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ fordul in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading edit

  • fordul 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