Izzólámpától

Izzólámpától is a Hungarian compound form that literally means “from the incandescent lamp.” It is created from izzó lámpa, meaning incandescent or glowing lamp, combined with the postpositional suffix -tól, which denotes origin or starting point. The result, izzólámpától, functions as a prepositional phrase indicating a source of light or the point from which something originates, either in a literal or metaphorical sense.

Etymology and morphology explain that the base is izzó lámpa (glowing lamp), with the two words commonly written as a compound in contemporary Hungarian. The suffix -tól attaches to the compound noun, yielding izzólámpától. This form illustrates Hungarian’s flexibility in forming source-marking expressions by combining a descriptive noun with a postposition.

Usage of izzólámpától is primarily literal, referring to light or influence emanating from a specific lamp. Metaphorically, it can denote the origin of an idea, influence, or phenomenon traced back to a lighting source, especially in literary or descriptive prose. While not a standalone concept or widely recognized title, the term exemplifies how Hungarian uses -tól to convey origin.

In linguistic discussions, izzólámpától is cited as an example of postpositional construction in Hungarian and of compounding practices with color or state adjectives preceding a noun to form a descriptive head noun. It can appear in technical writing about lighting history or in poetry, where light as a source is a common motif.

See also: Hungarian language, Hungarian postpositions, -tól suffix, incandescent lamp.