Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1890. From the same sound-imitative root as ordít (to yell) +‎ -bál (frequentative suffix), based on the example of kiabál.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈordibaːl]
  • Hyphenation: or‧di‧bál
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Verb

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ordibál

  1. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial, slightly humorous) to yell, to shout, to holler, to scream (repetitively or for a long time)
    Synonyms: kiabál, ordítozik

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ ordibál 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

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  • ordibál 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