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From fél (“half”) + -be (“in”, case suffix), literally “in half”.
- IPA(key): [ˈfeːlbɛ]
- Hyphenation: fél‧be
félbe-
- (verbal prefix) It indicates an action that is left unfinished.
- félbe- + hagy (“to let, leave, allow”) → félbehagy (“to stop, cease, discontinue”)