hósonlítani

Hósonlítani is a Hungarian verb that translates to "to turn into snow" or "to snow" in English. It is used to describe the process by which water vapor in the atmosphere transforms directly into ice crystals, which then fall to the ground as snow. This phenomenon occurs when the atmospheric temperature is below freezing, both in the clouds where the snow forms and in the lower layers of the atmosphere through which it falls.

The verb can be used in various contexts. For example, one might say "Az égen hósonlítani kezdett" which means "It began to snow in the sky." It can also describe the transformation of a liquid or a substance into a snowy or powdery state. While its primary meaning relates to weather, it can be used metaphorically to describe something becoming white and powdery, similar to snow. The root of the word is "hó," meaning "snow," and "sonlítani," which implies a process of change or transformation. Therefore, "hósonlítani" literally means to undergo a process that results in snow.