nevettében

Hungarian

Etymology

From nevet (“to laugh”) +‎ -te (noun-forming suffix with an amalgamated third-person possessive suffix) +‎ -ben (“in”, inessive case suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛvɛtːeːbɛn]
• Hyphenation: ne‧vet‧té‧ben
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Adverb

nevettében (not comparable)

1. (of the third-person singular) in/with laughter (while laughing)

   Synonym: a nevetéstől (literally “from [the] laughter”)

   Antonym: a sírástól (literally “from [the] crying”)

   • 1969 (translation), Joseph Heller (author), Zoltán Papp (translator), Catch-22, Európa, Chapter 42:

     A lelkész mindkét kezét fejére kulcsolta, és kétrét görnyedt nevettében.^[1]

     The chaplain clutched his head with both hands and doubled over in laughter.

Declension

Possessive forms of nevettében
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	nevettemben	—
2nd person sing.	nevettedben	—
3rd person sing.	nevettében	—
1st person plural	nevettünkben	—
2nd person plural	nevettetekben	—
3rd person plural	nevettükben	—