megszólal

Hungarian

Etymology

meg- + szólal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛksoːlɒl]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧szó‧lal
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb

megszólal

  1. (intransitive) to start speaking
    Synonym: (archaic, literary) megszólamlik
  2. (intransitive, of a phone, TV, radio etc.) to start ringing or emitting sound

Usage notes

It can refer to the beginning of actions given as senses of the verb szól.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • megszólalás

Further reading

  • megszólal 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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