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elfolyik

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

el- + folyik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlfojik]
  • Hyphenation: el‧fo‧lyik
  • Rhymes: -ojik

Verb

elfolyik

  1. (intransitive, with mellett) to flow or run past (something)
  2. (intransitive) to flow away, drain away, go to waste
    Synonyms: kárba vész, elfogy, odavész
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, of time) to pass or slip by slowly, futilely, or in sad monotony
    Synonyms: elmúlik, eltelik

Conjugation

More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...
More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...

See also

Further reading

  • elfolyik in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • elfolyik in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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