köröz

Hungarian

Etymology

kör (circle) + -öz (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkørøz]
  • Hyphenation: kö‧röz
  • Rhymes: -øz

Verb

köröz

  1. (transitive, formal) to circulate, disseminate (to spread official documents, information, order to each person or institution concerned)
  2. (transitive) to have as wanted
    Körözi a rendőrség.He is wanted by the police.
  3. (intransitive) to circle (to move in circles, e.g. during dancing, ice skating, flying)
    Keselyűk köröztek a magasban.Vultures circled overhead.
  4. (intransitive, sports) to circle (to make circles with each outstretched arms)

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • leköröz

Further reading

  • köröz 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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