elpattan

Hungarian

Etymology

From el- + pattan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlpɒtːɒn]
  • Hyphenation: el‧pat‧tan

Verb

elpattan

  1. (intransitive) to pop, break, snap (of a string etc.), crack (of glass), burst (of a bubble or vessel)
    Elpattant a hegedű húrja.The violin string snapped.
    Az olajlámpa üvege hirtelen elpattant.The chimney of the oil lamp suddenly cracked.
    Elpattant egy kis ér a bal szememben.A small blood vessel burst in my left eye.
  2. (intransitive) to spring away, rebound, bounce off
    A labda elpattant a focista lábáról.The ball bounced off the footballer's foot.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Expressions
  • elpattan egy húr

Further reading

  • elpattan 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
  • elpattan 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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