lelenc

Hungarian

Etymology

lel +‎ -enc, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛlɛnt͡s]
• Hyphenation: le‧lenc
• Rhymes: -ɛnt͡s

Noun

lelenc (plural lelencek)

1. foundling, waif

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	lelenc	lelencek
accusative	lelencet	lelenceket
dative	lelencnek	lelenceknek
instrumental	lelenccel	lelencekkel
causal-final	lelencért	lelencekért
translative	lelenccé	lelencekké
terminative	lelencig	lelencekig
essive-formal	lelencként	lelencekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lelencben	lelencekben
superessive	lelencen	lelenceken
adessive	lelencnél	lelenceknél
illative	lelencbe	lelencekbe
sublative	lelencre	lelencekre
allative	lelenchez	lelencekhez
elative	lelencből	lelencekből
delative	lelencről	lelencekről
ablative	lelenctől	lelencektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	lelencé	lelenceké
non-attributive possessive - plural	lelencéi	lelencekéi

Possessive forms of lelenc
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lelencem	lelenceim
2nd person sing.	lelenced	lelenceid
3rd person sing.	lelence	lelencei
1st person plural	lelencünk	lelenceink
2nd person plural	lelencetek	lelenceitek
3rd person plural	lelencük	lelenceik

Further reading

• lelenc 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