derül

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same unattested stem as the transitive verb derít (“to clarify; purify, settle”) +‎ -ül.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛryl]
  • Hyphenation: de‧rül
  • Rhymes: -yl

Verb

derül

  1. (intransitive, of weather, sky) to clear up
    Derül az idő. ― The weather is clearing up.
  2. (intransitive, of mood) to cheer up, brighten up
  3. (intransitive) to be amused (at or by something: -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Ezen jót derültek. ― They were amused by this.
  4. In certain expressions, with -ra/-re:
    fény derül az igazságra ― the truth will be revealed (literally: light will shine upon the truth)
    jókedvre derül ― to perk up, cheer up

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • derülés

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. derül 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

  • derül 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
  • derül 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 2024)
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