ámul
See also: amul and 'amul
Hungarian
Etymology
From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -ul (verb-forming suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaːmul]
- Hyphenation: ámul
- Rhymes: -ul
Verb
ámul
- (intransitive) to marvel, to wonder, to be amazed (at something -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- Synonym: álmélkodik
- Mi csak ámultunk azon, hogy milyen lelkiismeretesen dolgoztak. ― We were amazed at how conscientiously they worked.
- Ámultunk a város csodáin. ― We were amazed at the wonders of the city.
Conjugation
conjugation of ámul
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative mood | Present | Indef. | ámulok | ámulsz | ámul | ámulunk | ámultok | ámulnak |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | |||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
| Past | Indef. | ámultam | ámultál | ámult | ámultunk | ámultatok | ámultak | |
| Def. | ― | |||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
| Conditional mood | Present | Indef. | ámulnék | ámulnál | ámulna | ámulnánk | ámulnátok | ámulnának |
| Def. | ― | |||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
| Subjunctive mood | Present | Indef. | ámuljak | ámulj or ámuljál | ámuljon | ámuljunk | ámuljatok | ámuljanak |
| Def. | ― | |||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | |||||||
| Infinitive | ámulni | ámulnom | ámulnod | ámulnia | ámulnunk | ámulnotok | ámulniuk | |
| Other nonfinite verb forms | Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
| ámulás | ámuló | ámult | ― | ámulva | ámulhat | |||
Derived terms
- ámulat
- ámul-bámul
- ámuldozik
(With verbal prefixes):
- elámul
Related terms
- ámít
References
- ámul 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
- ámul in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ámul 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 2023)