Lángtól

Lángtól is the ablative form of the Hungarian noun láng, meaning flame or fire. The word is formed by adding the suffix -tól to láng, producing a prepositional phrase that translates literally as “from the flame” or “away from the flame.” In Hungarian, -tól marks origin or a starting point and can refer to physical source, spatial origin, or figurative beginnings.

As a grammatical form, lángtól functions to indicate where heat, light, or influence originates from. It is most commonly found in descriptive or literary contexts, where speakers or writers want to convey a sense of source, danger, or effect stemming from fire. In everyday speech, speakers may prefer simpler constructions, but lángtól remains correct and recognizable when a precise origin is desired.

A typical example is a sentence such as: A vas a lángtól vörösödött, meaning “The iron reddened from the flame.” This illustrates how the ablative form attaches to láng to express the source of a physical change.

Etymologically, lángtól reflects standard Hungarian word formation, combining a root noun with an ablative suffix. It does not denote a separate concept or entity beyond its literal sense of origin from fire, though it can be used metaphorically to refer to sources of inspiration, heat, or danger.

See also: láng, Hungarian ablative suffixes, Hungarian grammar.