tercel

English

Noun

tercel (plural tercels)

  1. Alternative form of tiercel.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

terc +‎ -el (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛrt͡sɛl]
  • Hyphenation: ter‧cel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Homophone: terccel

Verb

tercel

  1. (intransitive, music) to sing or play a musical instrument in thirds

Conjugation

Conjugation of tercel
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. tercelek tercelsz tercel tercelünk terceltek tercelnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. terceltem terceltél tercelt terceltünk terceltetek terceltek
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. tercelni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. tercelék tercelél tercele tercelénk tercelétek tercelének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tercel vala, tercelt vala/volt.
archaic future indef. tercelendek tercelendesz tercelend tercelendünk tercelendetek tercelendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. tercelnék tercelnél tercelne tercelnénk tercelnétek tercelnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tercelt volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. terceljek tercelj or
terceljél
terceljen terceljünk terceljetek terceljenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tercelt légyen
infinitive tercelni tercelnem tercelned tercelnie tercelnünk tercelnetek tercelniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
tercelés tercelő tercelt tercelve (tercelvén)
Potential conjugation of tercel
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. tercelhetek tercelhetsz tercelhet tercelhetünk tercelhettek tercelhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. tercelhettem tercelhettél tercelhetett tercelhettünk tercelhettetek tercelhettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. tercelheték tercelhetél tercelhete tercelheténk tercelhetétek tercelhetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tercelhet vala, tercelhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. tercelhetendek
or tercelandhatok
tercelhetendesz
or tercelandhatsz
tercelhetend
or tercelandhat
tercelhetendünk
or tercelandhatunk
tercelhetendetek
or tercelandhattok
tercelhetendenek
or tercelandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. tercelhetnék tercelhetnél tercelhetne tercelhetnénk tercelhetnétek tercelhetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tercelhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. tercelhessek tercelhess or
tercelhessél
tercelhessen tercelhessünk tercelhessetek tercelhessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tercelhetett légyen
infinitive (tercelhetni) (tercelhetnem) (tercelhetned) (tercelhetnie) (tercelhetnünk) (tercelhetnetek) (tercelhetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(tercelhetve / tercelhetvén)

Further reading

  • tercel 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.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French tercel, terçuel, from Medieval Latin tertiolus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈsɛːl/, /ˈtɛrsɛl/, /ˈtarsɛl/

Noun

tercel (plural tercelles)

  1. tiercel (male bird of prey)
    Synonym: tercelet

Descendants

  • English: tiercel, tercel, terzel, tassel, tassell, tarcel, tarsel, tarsell, tyercel, tyercle
  • Old Norse: tersél

References