elemi

English

Elemi resin

Etymology

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Noun

elemi (countable and uncountable, plural elemis)

1. A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
2. (uncountable) A resin harvested from the tree.

Derived terms

• African elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii)
• elemicin

Translations

elemi

• French: élémi (fr)

Anagrams

• Emile

Hungarian

Etymology

elem +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɛmi]
• Hyphenation: ele‧mi
• Rhymes: -mi

Adjective

elemi (comparative elemibb, superlative legelemibb)

1. elementary, basic, fundamental, elemental
2. (education) primary, elementary, grammar, grade (of or relating to an elementary school)

   elemi iskola ― primary/grade school

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	elemi	elemiek
accusative	elemit	elemieket
dative	eleminek	elemieknek
instrumental	elemivel	elemiekkel
causal-final	elemiért	elemiekért
translative	elemivé	elemiekké
terminative	elemiig	elemiekig
essive-formal	elemiként	elemiekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	elemiben	elemiekben
superessive	elemin	elemieken
adessive	eleminél	elemieknél
illative	elemibe	elemiekbe
sublative	elemire	elemiekre
allative	elemihez	elemiekhez
elative	elemiből	elemiekből
delative	elemiről	elemiekről
ablative	elemitől	elemiektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	elemié	elemieké
non-attributive possessive - plural	elemiéi	elemiekéi

Derived terms

• elemileg
• elemiség
• elemi részecske

Noun

elemi (plural elemik)

1. (education) grade school, elementary school, primary school
   • 1905-1908, Lőrinc Szabó, Elemi (Grade School), poem‎^[1]:

     Ekkortájt kezdődött az elemi. / A betűket már tudtam...

     Grade school started around this time. / I already knew the letters...

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	elemi	elemik
accusative	elemit	elemiket
dative	eleminek	elemiknek
instrumental	elemivel	elemikkel
causal-final	elemiért	elemikért
translative	elemivé	elemikké
terminative	elemiig	elemikig
essive-formal	elemiként	elemikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	elemiben	elemikben
superessive	elemin	elemiken
adessive	eleminél	elemiknél
illative	elemibe	elemikbe
sublative	elemire	elemikre
allative	elemihez	elemikhez
elative	elemiből	elemikből
delative	elemiről	elemikről
ablative	elemitől	elemiktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	elemié	elemiké
non-attributive possessive - plural	elemiéi	elemikéi

Possessive forms of elemi
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	elemim	elemijeim
2nd person sing.	elemid	elemijeid
3rd person sing.	elemije	elemijei
1st person plural	elemink	elemijeink
2nd person plural	elemitek	elemijeitek
3rd person plural	elemijük	elemijeik

Derived terms

• elemis

Further reading

• elemi 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
• elemi in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)