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furdal

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1533. From fúr (to drill, to bore) +‎ -dal (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfurdɒl]
  • Hyphenation: fur‧dal
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb

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furdal

  1. (transitive, archaic) to prick, to stick, to prod, to poke, to dig (repeatedly or multiple times)
    Synonyms: furkál, döfköd

Usage notes

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Today it is almost only used with lelkiismeret (conscience) (or concepts like bűntudat (guilt, remorse)) and kíváncsiság (curiosity) as well as in the phrase below, otherwise it is archaic.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ furdal in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.), at the entry of fúr.

Further reading

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  • furdal 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