mihelyest

Hungarian

Etymology

mi (“which, that”) +‎ hely +‎ -est

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiɦɛjɛʃt]
• Hyphenation: mi‧he‧lyest
• Rhymes: -ɛʃt

Conjunction

mihelyest

1. (archaic) as soon as (at the moment when; immediately after)
   • 1845, Sándor Petőfi, Mihelyest megláttalak... (As soon as I saw you...) poem, [1]

     Mihelyest megláttalak, leányka, / Én azonnal megszerettelek.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• mihelyst (literary or folksy)
• mihelyt (modern version)

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian words with ly