isten veled

Hungarian

Hungarian phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness. For other Hungarian entries on this topic, see Farewells.

Etymology

Ellipsis of Isten veled van (“God is with you”) or Isten legyen veled (“may God be with you”), from isten (“God”) + veled (“with you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiʃtɛn ˌvɛlɛd]

Phrase

isten veled

1. (literary, dated) farewell

Usage notes

• Not much heard in everyday speech. Mostly used to say farewell to someone for a very long time, or forever, especially to someone near and dear to the speaker.
• Doesn't imply any religious affiliation or belief.
• The form of the pronoun veled changes depending on the situation, though the formal variants are lesser used, with the formal plural being practically non-existent only in older literature:

isten veled (singular, informal)

isten vele (singular, formal)

isten önnel (singular, very formal)

isten veletek (plural, informal)

isten velük (plural, formal)

isten önökkel (plural, very formal)