beljebb

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • bellebb (dialectal)

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛjːɛbː]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bel‧jebb
  • Rhymes: -ɛbː

Adverb

beljebb

  1. comparative degree of be: further in (further inwards)
    Beljebb mentünk. ― We stepped further in.
  2. comparative degree of belül: further inside
  3. comparative degree of benn or bent: further inside

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “all senses”):

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • beljebb in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • beljebb in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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