csillog-villog

Hungarian

Etymology

csillog +‎ villog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃilːoɡvilːoɡ]
• Hyphenation: csil‧log-‧vil‧log
• Rhymes: -oɡ

Verb

csillog-villog

1. (intransitive) to sparkle and glitter, glisten, gleam (to shine with a brilliant light, to shine as if throwing off sparks)

Conjugation

Both verbs are conjugated independently, always connected with a hyphen:

Csillogott-villogott a kard. ― The sword gleamed in the light.

Further reading

• csillog-villog 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
• csillog-villog in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).