elpirul

Hungarian

Etymology

From el- (perfective prefix) +‎ pirul (“to blush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlpirul]
• Hyphenation: el‧pi‧rul
• Rhymes: -ul

Verb

elpirul

1. (intransitive) to blush (to become red in the face due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment, with something: -ban/-ben)

   Zavarában elpirult. ― He/she blushed with embarrassment.

Conjugation

Conjugation of elpirul

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elpirulok	elpirulsz	elpirul	elpirulunk	elpirultok	elpirulnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elpirultam	elpirultál	elpirult	elpirultunk	elpirultatok	elpirultak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. el fog pirulni.
archaic preterite		indef.	elpirulék	elpirulál	elpirula	elpirulánk	elpirulátok	elpirulának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elpirul vala, elpirult vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elpirulandok	elpirulandasz	elpiruland	elpirulandunk	elpirulandotok	elpirulandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elpirulnék	elpirulnál	elpirulna	elpirulnánk	elpirulnátok	elpirulnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elpirult volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elpiruljak	elpirulj or elpiruljál	elpiruljon	elpiruljunk	elpiruljatok	elpiruljanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elpirult légyen
infinitive	elpirulni		elpirulnom	elpirulnod	elpirulnia	elpirulnunk	elpirulnotok	elpirulniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	elpirulás		elpiruló	elpirult	―	elpirulva (elpirulván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem pirul el or el is pirul.

Potential conjugation of elpirul

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elpirulhatok	elpirulhatsz	elpirulhat	elpirulhatunk	elpirulhattok	elpirulhatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	elpirulhattam	elpirulhattál	elpirulhatott	elpirulhattunk	elpirulhattatok	elpirulhattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	elpirulhaték	elpirulhatál	elpirulhata	elpirulhatánk	elpirulhatátok	elpirulhatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. elpirulhat vala, elpirulhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	elpirulhatandok or elpirulandhatok	elpirulhatandasz or elpirulandhatsz	elpirulhatand or elpirulandhat	elpirulhatandunk or elpirulandhatunk	elpirulhatandotok or elpirulandhattok	elpirulhatandanak or elpirulandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	elpirulhatnék	elpirulhatnál	elpirulhatna	elpirulhatnánk	elpirulhatnátok	elpirulhatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. elpirulhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	elpirulhassak	elpirulhass or elpirulhassál	elpirulhasson	elpirulhassunk	elpirulhassatok	elpirulhassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. elpirulhatott légyen
infinitive	(elpirulhatni)		(elpirulhatnom)	(elpirulhatnod)	(elpirulhatnia)	(elpirulhatnunk)	(elpirulhatnotok)	(elpirulhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(elpirulhatva / elpirulhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem pirulhat el or el is pirulhat.

Further reading

• elpirul in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• elpirul 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).