illetőleg

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Lexicalization of illet +‎ -ő +‎ -leg.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈilːɛtøːlɛɡ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: il‧le‧tő‧leg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Adverb[edit]

illetőleg

  1. regarding, concerning, as to (used after a nominal in accusative case)
    a reggeli eseményeket illetőleg ― as to the events of this morning

Conjunction[edit]

illetőleg

  1. (formal) Synonym of illetve (“and, or”)
  2. (formal) Synonym of illetve (“or rather”, making corrections to what one previously said)
  3. (formal) indicating that a statement relates to all mentioned
    Ez az igazgatónak, illetőleg a helyettesének a dolga. ― This is the responsibility of the director and his deputy.

References[edit]

  1. ^ illetőleg in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading[edit]

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