élet

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See also: elet, -elet, and élét

Hungarian

Etymology

él (to live) + -et (noun-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: élet
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

élet (countable and uncountable, plural életek)

  1. life (the state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living)
  2. life (the period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive)
  3. life (existence)
  4. life (lifeforms, generally or collectively)
  5. (video games) life (one of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made)

Declension

More information possessor, single possession ...
Possessive forms of élet
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. életem életeim
2nd person sing. életed életeid
3rd person sing. élete életei
1st person plural életünk életeink
2nd person plural életetek életeitek
3rd person plural életük életeik
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Derived terms

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Further reading

  • élet 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
  • élet 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).

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