csillog-villog

Hungarian

Etymology

csillog +‎ villog

Pronunciation

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

Verb

Verb-verb compound, 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 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.
  • 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).
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