hull
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʌl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌl
Etymology 1
From Middle English hul, hulle, holle (“seed covering, hull of a ship”), from Old English hulu (“seed covering”), from Proto-Germanic *hul-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”); or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”).
Compare Dutch hul (“hood”), German Hülle (“cover, wrap”), Hülse (“hull”); also Old Irish calad, calath (“hard”), Latin callus, callum (“rough skin”), Old Church Slavonic калити (kaliti, “to cool, harden”). For the sense development, compare French coque (“nutshell; ship's hull”), Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “bean pod; yacht”).
Noun
hull (plural hulls)
Derived terms
Translations
outer covering of a fruit or seed
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Verb
hull (third-person singular simple present hulls, present participle hulling, simple past and past participle hulled)
- To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
Translations
to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
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Etymology 2
From Middle English holle, hoole (“hull, hold of a ship, ship”), of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant and special use of Etymology 1 above, conformed to hull. Alternatively, a variant of Middle English hole, hoole, holle (“hiding place, lair, den, shelter, compartment”, literally “hole, hollow”), related to Middle Dutch and Dutch hol (“hole, ship's cargo hold”). More at hole.
Noun
hull (plural hulls)
- The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane.
- Synonym: (of a winged aircraft) fuselage
- 1627, Iohn Smith [i.e., John Smith], “How to Build a Ship with the Definitions of All the Principall Names of Euery Part of her Principall Timbers, also How They are Fixed One to Another, and the Reasons of Their Vse”, in A Sea Grammar, with the Plaine Exposition of Smiths Accidence for Young Sea-men, Enlarged. […], London: […] Iohn Haviland, →OCLC, page 5:
- VVhen you haue berthed or brought her [the ship] vp to the planks, vvhich are thoſe thicke timbers vvhich goeth fore and aft on each ſide, vvhereon doth lie the beames of the firſt Orlop, vvhich is the firſt floore to ſupport the plankes doth couer the Hovvle, thoſe are great croſſe timbers, that keepes the ſhip ſides aſunder, the maine beame is euer next the maine maſt, […]
- 1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, stanza 60:
- Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light, / And through the yielding planks a passage find.
- (mathematics, geometry, of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.
- Synonym: span
- The orthogonal convex hull of an orthogonal polygon is the smallest orthogonally convex polygon that encloses the original polygon.
- holomorphically convex hull; affine hull; injective hull
Derived terms
Translations
the body or frame of a vessel
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Verb
hull (third-person singular simple present hulls, present participle hulling, simple past and past participle hulled)
- (obsolete, intransitive, nautical) To drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 1, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- We goe not, but we are carried: as things that flote, now gliding gently, now hulling violently, according as the water is, either stormy or calme.
- 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
- […] Thus hulling in
The wild sea of my conscience, I did steer
Toward this remedy, whereupon we are
Now present here together:
- 1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 8:
- In this virtuous voyage of life hull not about like the ark, without the use of rudder, mast, or sail, and bound for no port.
- (transitive) To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc.
- 1774, George Shelvocke, “The Voyage of Captain Shelvock Round the World”, in David Henry, editor, An Historical Account of All the Voyages Round the World, Performed by English Navigators, volume 2, London: F. Newbery, page 163:
- During this action, we had not a man killed or wounded, although the enemy often hulled us, and once, in particular, a shot coming into one of our ports, dismounted one of our guns between decks […]
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hullu. Cognate to Finnish hullu and Livonian ull.
Adjective
hull (genitive hullu, partitive hullu, comparative hullem, superlative kõige hullem)
Declension
| Declension of hull (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hull | hullud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | hullu | ||
| genitive | hullude | ||
| partitive | hullu | hulle hullusid | |
| illative | hullu hullusse |
hulludesse hullesse | |
| inessive | hullus | hulludes hulles | |
| elative | hullust | hulludest hullest | |
| allative | hullule | hulludele hullele | |
| adessive | hullul | hulludel hullel | |
| ablative | hullult | hulludelt hullelt | |
| translative | hulluks | hulludeks hulleks | |
| terminative | hulluni | hulludeni | |
| essive | hulluna | hulludena | |
| abessive | hulluta | hulludeta | |
| comitative | hulluga | hulludega | |
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
hull
- (intransitive) to fall
- Hull a hó. ― It's snowing. (literally, “The snow is falling.”)
- térdre hull ― to fall on one's knees
- (intransitive, of tears) to flow
- (intransitive, of hair) to fall out
- (intransitive) to die (in large quantities)
- Hullanak, mint a legyek. ― They are dying off like flies.
Usage notes
- The traditional form is without -ik, but the variant with -ik is spreading, especially in reference to hair.
- This verb is called a pseudo-ik verb, as its -ik ending presents itself only in the 3rd-person singular (indicative present) form, but it is not an -ik verb in any other aspect. As a result, it cannot take the -om/-em/-öm ending in the 1st-person singular (indicative present) form, even in the most erudite style, only -ok/-ek/-ök. Naturally, the optional -m ending cannot appear, either, in their subjunctive or conditional 1st-person singular forms, so only -jak/-jek and -nék is possible in these respective forms. These verbs include the following: bomlik, (el)bújik, (meg)érik, (le)folyik, (össze)gyűlik, hazudik, (le)hull(ik), (bele)/(oda)illik, (meg)jelenik, (el)kopik, (el)múlik, ömlik, (meg)születik, (meg)szűnik, (meg)telik, tojik, (el)törik, (el)/(fel)tűnik, (el)válik, and (el)züllik. (Ki)nyílik partially belongs here, as it cannot take the first-person -om ending but it can take the third-person -jék.
Conjugation
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | hullok | hullasz | hull | hullunk | hullotok | hullanak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | hullottam | hullottál | hullott | hullottunk | hullottatok | hullottak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| 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. hullani fog. | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hullék | hullál | hulla | hullánk | hullátok | hullának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. hull vala, hullott vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | hullandok | hullandasz | hulland | hullandunk | hullandotok | hullandanak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | hullanék | hullanál | hullana | hullanánk | hullanátok | hullanának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. hullott volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | hulljak | hullj or hulljál |
hulljon | hulljunk | hulljatok | hulljanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. hullott légyen | ||||||||
| Infinitive | hullani | hullanom | hullanod | hullania | hullanunk | hullanotok | hullaniuk | ||
| Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
| hullás | hulló | hullott | ― | hullva (hullván) | |||||
conjugation of hull
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | hullhatok | hullhatsz | hullhat | hullhatunk | hullhattok | hullhatnak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | hullhattam | hullhattál | hullhatott | hullhattunk | hullhattatok | hullhattak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hullhaték | hullhatál | hullhata | hullhatánk | hullhatátok | hullhatának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. hullhat vala, hullhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | hullhatandok or hullandhatok |
hullhatandasz or hullandhatsz |
hullhatand or hullandhat |
hullhatandunk or hullandhatunk |
hullhatandotok or hullandhattok |
hullhatandanak or hullandhatnak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | hullhatnék | hullhatnál | hullhatna | hullhatnánk | hullhatnátok | hullhatnának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. hullhatott volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | hullhassak | hullhass or hullhassál |
hullhasson | hullhassunk | hullhassatok | hullhassanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. hullhatott légyen | ||||||||
| Inf. | (hullhatni) | (hullhatnom) | (hullhatnod) | (hullhatnia) | (hullhatnunk) | (hullhatnotok) | (hullhatniuk) | ||
| Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (hullhatva / hullhatván) | ||||
potential conjugation of hull
In archaic or literary style, the short forms (with no linking vowel) are (were) common in the past tense, as well as in the present-tense conditional (even if it is long otherwise):
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | hullok | hullsz | hull | hullunk | hulltok | hullnak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | hulltam | hulltál | hullt | hulltunk | hulltatok | hulltak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| 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. hullni fog. | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hullék | hullál | hulla | hullánk | hullátok | hullának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. hull vala, hullt vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | hullandok | hullandasz | hulland | hullandunk | hullandotok | hullandanak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | hullnék | hullnál | hullna | hullnánk | hullnátok | hullnának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. hullt volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | hulljak | hullj or hulljál |
hulljon | hulljunk | hulljatok | hulljanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. hullt légyen | ||||||||
| Infinitive | hullni | hullnom | hullnod | hullnia | hullnunk | hullnotok | hullniuk | ||
| Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
| hullás | hulló | hullt | ― | hullva (hullván) | |||||
conjugation of hull
| 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 mood |
Present | Indef. | hullhatok | hullhatsz | hullhat | hullhatunk | hullhattok | hullhatnak | |
| Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indef. | hullhattam | hullhattál | hullhatott | hullhattunk | hullhattatok | hullhattak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hullhaték | hullhatál | hullhata | hullhatánk | hullhatátok | hullhatának | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. hullhat vala, hullhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
| Archaic Future |
Indef. | hullhatandok or hullandhatok |
hullhatandasz or hullandhatsz |
hullhatand or hullandhat |
hullhatandunk or hullandhatunk |
hullhatandotok or hullandhattok |
hullhatandanak or hullandhatnak | ||
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | hullhatnék | hullhatnál | hullhatna | hullhatnánk | hullhatnátok | hullhatnának | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. hullhatott volna | ||||||||
| Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | hullhassak | hullhass or hullhassál |
hullhasson | hullhassunk | hullhassatok | hullhassanak | |
| Def. | ― | ||||||||
| 2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
| (Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. hullhatott légyen | ||||||||
| Inf. | (hullhatni) | (hullhatnom) | (hullhatnod) | (hullhatnia) | (hullhatnunk) | (hullhatnotok) | (hullhatniuk) | ||
| Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (hullhatva / hullhatván) | ||||
potential conjugation of hull
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
- aláhull
- áthull
- behull
- belehull
- elhull
- kihull
- lehull
- ráhull
- széthull
- visszahull
Expressions
- darabokra hull
- ölébe hull
- porba hull
- térdre hull
Further reading
- hull 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
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Norse hól, probably through Danish hul. Compare to English hole
Alternative forms
Noun
hull n (definite singular hullet, indefinite plural hull or huller, definite plural hulla or hullene)
- a hole
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
hull
- imperative of hulle
See also
- hòl (Nynorsk)
References
- “hull” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology
From Old Swedish huld, from Proto-Norse *ᚺᛟᛚᛞᚨ (*holda), from Proto-Germanic *huldą.
Noun
hull n
- soft, superficial flesh (fat and muscle)
- nypa någon i hullet
- pinch someone's belly (for example)
- lägga på hullet
- get fatter ("lay on the flesh")
- fast/lös i hullet
- firm/loose in the flesh
Declension
Declension of hull
Derived terms
References
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