Tollból

Tollból is a Hungarian word formed by the noun toll (meaning pen or feather) plus the postpositional suffix -ból, which marks origin or starting point. The resulting form expresses the idea of “from the pen” or “from a pen/feather,” depending on the sense of toll in the surrounding context. In addition to indicating physical origin, tollból can denote the source or basis of something when used in figurative language.

Etymology and grammar: The suffix -ból (and its variant -ből) is the Hungarian ablative form, used to express origin, departure, or material from which something is made. When attached to toll, the word becomes tollból. The form behaves like other -ból/-ből constructions and follows standard vowel harmony and consonant assimilation rules of Hungarian.

Meaning and usage: The primary sense of tollból is origin or source. It can refer to something coming from a pen or feather in literal terms, or to a figurative origin such as the source of a text or idea. In literary or journalistic language, tollból is also used in idioms to attribute authorship, roughly translating to “from the pen of.” For example, in criticism or reporting one might encounter phrasing that associates a work with its author via the expression tollából.

Context and nuance: Tollból often appears in more formal or literary contexts. Its meaning is determined by the surrounding nouns and verbs, especially whether the emphasis is on origin (where something comes from) or on authorship (who wrote something).

See also: Hungarian grammar, -ból/-ból suffix, ablative case, származik.