simul

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of simultaneous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪməl/

Noun

simul (plural simuls)

1. (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, p96

     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, p80

     He could have organized a simul with a rat without blinking an eye.

   • 2003, J.C. Hallman, The Chess Artist, p275

     I saw Glenn wrapping up his speech, and told Baynes to come back that evening for the simul.

Anagrams

• limus, mulis

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Hungarian

Etymology

sima (“smooth”) +‎ -ul (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ˈʃimul]
• Hyphenation: si‧mul
• Rhymes: -ul

Verb

simul

1. (intransitive, of a surface, material) to become smooth
2. (intransitive, of clothing, hair, skin) to fit something tight
3. (intransitive) to snuggle up, cuddle up, to cling (to someone: -hoz/-hez/-höz)
4. (intransitive, figurative) to conform, accommodate, adapt to, fit in somewhere

Conjugation

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
Indica- tive mood	Pre- sent	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.	―
Condi- tional mood	Pre- sent	Indef.	simulnék	simulnál	simulna	simulnánk	simulnátok	simulnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Sub- junc- tive mood	Pre- sent	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

• simulás
• simulékony

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• belesimul
• elsimul
• hozzásimul
• idesimul
• kisimul
• lesimul
• odasimul
• összesimul
• rásimul
• szétsimul

Further reading

• simul in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.

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Latin

Etymology

Old Latin neuter of similis (with u before l-pinguis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mul/, [ˈsɪ.mʊɫ̪]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mul/, [ˈsiː.mul]

Adverb

simul (not comparable)

1. At the same time; simultaneously.
2. As soon as.

Derived terms

• simultās
• simultāneus (Mediaeval Latin)

Related terms

Latin correlatives ^(edit)

type	interrogative	indefinite	(medial) demonstrative	proximal demonstrative	distal demonstrative	relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
basic	quis, quī	quis, quī, quīdam, aliquis, aliquī, quisque, quisquam, aliquisquam, quispiam, ūllus	is, iste, istic	hic	ille, illic	quī	quisquis, quīcumque	ipse, īdem	alter, alius
dual	uter	alteruter, uterque				uter	utercumque
number	quot	aliquot	tot			quot	quotquot, quotcumque	totidem
order	quotus		totus			quotus	quotuscumque
quantity	quam	aliquam	tam			quam	†quamquam	†tamen, †tandem
size	quantus	aliquantus	tantus			quantus	quantuscumque	tantusdem
quality	quālis	aliquālis	tālis			quālis	quālis, quāliscumque
manner	ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum	utique, quī, quōdam modō, aliquō modō	ita, sic, eō/istō modō	hōc modō	illō modō	ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum	utut, utcumque, quōmodocumque	item, itidem	aliter, aliōquī, alterō/aliō modō
method, path place	quā	aliquā, quāque	eā, istāc	hāc	illāc	quā	quāquā, quācumque	eādem	aliā
place	ubi	alicubi, ubique, usquam, uspiam	ibi, istic	hīc	illīc	ubi	ubiubi, ubicumque	ibidem	alibī, aliās
source	unde	alicunde	inde, istinc	hinc	illinc	unde	undecumque	indidem	aliunde
destination	quō, quōrsum	aliquō, quōquam, quōpiam, °aliquōvorsum	eō, istūc, °istōrsum	hūc, °hōrsum	illūc, °illōrsum	quō	quōquō, quōcumque	eōdem	aliō, aliorsum
time	quandō	quondam, aliquandō, quandōque, umquam	tum, tunc	num, nunc	ōlim	cum, quandō	cumque, quandōcumque, quandōque	simul	aliās
exact time	quota hora		ea/ista hora	hac hora	illa hora	quota hora	quotacumque hora	eadem hora	altera/alia hora
repetition	quotiēns	aliquotiēns	totiēns			quotiēns	quotiēnscumque
multiplication	quotuplex		totuplex			quotuplex
† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat dissimulated ° Rare

Descendants

• ⇒ Latin: simultim
  • Medieval Latin: simultaneus
    • → Catalan: simultani
    • → English: simultaneous
    • → French: simultané
    • → Galician: simultáneo
    • → German: simultan
      • → Serbo-Croatian:

        Cyrillic: симултан

        Latin: simultan

    • → Italian: simultaneo
    • → Portuguese: simultâneo
    • → Romanian: simultan
    • → Spanish: simultáneo

References

• 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

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Old Norse

Noun

simul f (genitive simlar)

1. (poetic) a hag, witch

References

• simul in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press