lobban

See also: Lobban

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlobːɒn]
  • Hyphenation: lob‧ban
  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Etymology 1

From the same onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root as lobog + -an (instantaneous suffix).[1]

Verb

lobban

  1. (intransitive, of flame, with -ra/-re) to flare up, burst into, blaze up (to burst into flames from a seemingly non-burning state)
    A farakás hirtelen lángra lobbant. ― The woodpile suddenly burst into flames.
  2. (figuratively, of strong anger, love) to fly, flare up
    haragra lobban ― to fly into rage
    szerelemre lobban ― to fall in love
Conjugation
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • ellobban
  • fellobban
  • kilobban
  • meglobban

Etymology 2

lob +‎ -ban

Noun

lobban

  1. inessive singular of lob

References

  1. lobban 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

  • lobban 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
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