elébe
Hungarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLexicalization of elé + -i (~ -e) (third-person singular possessive suffix) + -be (“in”, case suffix). Its earlier form was eleibe, with a later assimilation of ei > é.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editelébe
- Alternative form of eléje.
- Egy autó vágott elébe. ― A car cut in front of him/her.
Usage notes
editThis term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with elébe-, the alternative form of elé-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see elé-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Declension
editReferences
edit- ^ elébe in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
edit- elébe 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
- elébe 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)