beljebb
Hungarian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Lexicalization of the comparative form of bel, a variant of the adverb be + -ebb.[1] Its dialectal alternative form is retained in the standard language in the derived verb bellebbez.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
beljebb
- comparative degree of be: further in (further inwards)
- Beljebb mentünk. ― We stepped further in.
- comparative degree of belül: further inside
- comparative degree of benn or bent: further inside
Antonyms edit
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References edit
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading edit
- beljebb 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
- beljebb in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)