beljebb
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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
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Related terms
[edit]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 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).