simul
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
simul (plural simuls)
- (gaming) A simultaneous exhibition: one player, typically very strong, plays several games at the same time against different opponents, typically weaker.
- 1969, Anthony Glyn, The Dragon Variation, page 96:
- We're not just starting with Round 1. We're kicking off with a simul. Four simuls to be exact.
- 1985, Daryl Lane, William Vernon, David Carson, The Sound of Wonder, page 80:
- He could have organized a simul with a rat without blinking an eye.
- 2003, J.C. Hallman, The Chess Artist, page 275:
- I saw Glenn wrapping up his speech, and told Baynes to come back that evening for the simul.
Anagrams Edit
Hungarian Edit
Etymology Edit
sima (“smooth”) + -ul (verb-forming suffix)
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
simul
- (intransitive, of a surface, material) to become smooth
- (intransitive, of clothing, hair, skin) to fit something tight
- (intransitive) to snuggle up, cuddle up, to cling (to someone: -hoz/-hez/-höz)
- (intransitive, figurative) to conform, accommodate, adapt to, fit in somewhere
Conjugation Edit
conjugation of simul
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 | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | simulok | simulsz | simul | simulunk | simultok | simulnak |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | simultam | simultál | simult | simultunk | simultatok | simultak | |
Def. | ― | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | simulnék | simulnál | simulna | simulnánk | simulnátok | simulnának |
Def. | ― | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | simuljak | simulj or simuljál |
simuljon | simuljunk | simuljatok | simuljanak |
Def. | ― | |||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
Infinitive | simulni | simulnom | simulnod | simulnia | simulnunk | simulnotok | simulniuk | |
Other nonfinite verb forms |
Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
simulás | simuló | simult | ― | simulva | simulhat |
Derived terms Edit
(With verbal prefixes):
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- simul 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
Latin Edit
Etymology Edit
Old Latin neuter of similis (with u before l pinguis, i.e. [ɫ]).
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.mul/, [ˈs̠ɪmʊɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.mul/, [ˈsiːmul]
Adverb Edit
simul (not comparable)
- At the same time; simultaneously
- simul … simul: and at the same time; and also; both … and (at once); together; not only ... but at the same time
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.513-514:
- Obstipuit simul ipse simul perculsus Achātēs
laetitiāque metūque- Not only [Aeneas] himself was astounded, but at the same time Achates had been struck with both joy and fear.
(or, more concisely:)
[Aeneas] and Achates both were astonished, stricken with joy and fear.
- Not only [Aeneas] himself was astounded, but at the same time Achates had been struck with both joy and fear.
- Obstipuit simul ipse simul perculsus Achātēs
- together
- As soon as.
Derived terms Edit
- simultās
- simultāneus (Mediaeval Latin)
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
Descendants
- ⇒ Latin: simultim
- Medieval Latin: simultaneus
- → Catalan: simultani
- → English: simultaneous
- → French: simultané
- → Galician: simultáneo
- → German: simultan
- → Italian: simultaneo
- → Portuguese: simultâneo
- → Romanian: simultan
- → Spanish: simultáneo
- Medieval Latin: simultaneus
- ⇒ Latin: īnsimul
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: ensemble
References Edit
- “simul”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- simul in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- simul in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Old Norse Edit
Etymology Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun Edit
simul f (genitive simlar)
References Edit
- “simul”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press