oldal

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Ugric *oŋtɜ (“side (part of body), rib”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoldɒl]

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• Hyphenation: ol‧dal
• Rhymes: -ɒl

Noun

oldal (plural oldalak)

1. (geometry) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)

   Synonym: él

2. (geometry) side, face (a flat surface of a three-dimensional object)

   Synonym: (a technical term in this sense) lap

3. side (one half [left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.] of something or someone)

   Synonym: (usually with a possessive suffix in this sense) fél

4. side (the portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back)
5. page (one side of a paper leaf on which one has written or printed)

   Synonym: (ambiguous, possibly referring to one or both surfaces) lap

6. side (one possible aspect of a concept, person or thing)

   Synonyms: szempont, vonatkozás, aspektus

7. side (a group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition)

   Synonyms: fél, (the latter only with a possessive suffix in this sense) párt

References

Further reading

• oldal 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