helyre
See also: helyre-
Hungarian
Etymology
From hely (“place”) + -re (“to”, case suffix). The adjective sense is a lexicalization of the noun form, it denotes that the specified person always exhibits the appropriate behavior in the place where he or she is.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɛjrɛ]
- Hyphenation: hely‧re
- Rhymes: -rɛ
Noun
helyre
- sublative singular of hely
- A kulcsaimat mindig ugyanarra a helyre teszem. ― I always put my keys in the same place.
Usage notes
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with helyre-, 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 helyre-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Interjection
helyre!
Adjective
helyre (not comparable)
- (folksy) pretty, strapping, jolly, bonny (chiefly of a lad or a lass)
- (folksy) smart, clever, dexterous
- Synonyms: ügyes, talpraesett
Declension
As it is mostly used attributively, it rarely has suffixes.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | helyre | helyrék |
| accusative | helyrét | helyréket |
| dative | helyrének | helyréknek |
| instrumental | helyrével | helyrékkel |
| causal-final | helyréért | helyrékért |
| translative | helyrévé | helyrékké |
| terminative | helyréig | helyrékig |
| essive-formal | helyreként | helyrékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | helyrében | helyrékben |
| superessive | helyrén | helyréken |
| adessive | helyrénél | helyréknél |
| illative | helyrébe | helyrékbe |
| sublative | helyrére | helyrékre |
| allative | helyréhez | helyrékhez |
| elative | helyréből | helyrékből |
| delative | helyréről | helyrékről |
| ablative | helyrétől | helyréktől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
helyréé | helyréké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
helyrééi | helyrékéi |
References
- ^ helyre in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
- (verbal prefix): helyre 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.
- ([folksy] adjective): helyre 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.