elvétve

See also: elvetve

Hungarian

Etymology

elvét +‎ -ve (adverbial-participle suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlveːtvɛ]
  • Hyphenation: el‧vét‧ve
  • Rhymes: -vɛ

Participle

elvétve

  1. adverbial participle of elvét

Adverb

elvétve (not comparable)

  1. seldom, occasionally, now and then

Further reading

  • elvétve 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.
  • elvétve 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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