elpattan

Hungarian

Etymology

From el- +‎ pattan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlpɒtːɒn]
  • Hyphenation: el‧pat‧tan

Verb

elpattan

  1. (intransitive) to pop, break, snap (of a string etc.), crack (of glass), burst (of a bubble or vessel)
    Elpattant a hegedű húrja. ― The violin string snapped.
    Az olajlámpa üvege hirtelen elpattant. ― The chimney of the oil lamp suddenly cracked.
    Elpattant egy kis ér a bal szememben. ― A small blood vessel burst in my left eye.
  2. (intransitive) to spring away, rebound, bounce off
    A labda elpattant a focista lábáról. ― The ball bounced off the footballer's foot.

Conjugation
conjugation of elpattan
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
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. elpattanok elpattansz elpattan elpattanunk elpattantok elpattannak
Def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd-p. o. ―
Past Indef. elpattantam elpattantál elpattant elpattantunk elpattantatok elpattantak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. elpattannék elpattannál elpattanna elpattannánk elpattannátok elpattannának
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. elpattanjak elpattanj or
elpattanjál		 elpattanjon elpattanjunk elpattanjatok elpattanjanak
Def. ―
2nd-p. o. ―
Infinitive elpattanni elpattannom elpattannod elpattannia elpattannunk elpattannotok elpattanniuk
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
elpattanás elpattanó elpattant ― elpattanva elpattanhat

Derived terms
Expressions
  • elpattan egy húr

Further reading
  • elpattan 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
  • elpattan in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
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