Levente
See also: levente
Hungarian
Etymology
Generally considered as a derivative of the Hungarian verb lesz (“to be”) hence its original meaning (see below); another theory is it might be derived from Slavic lovac (“hunter”). Its origin is unrelated to the Hungarian noun levente (“knight”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Levente
- a male given name, meaning existing.
Usage notes
The only officially listed diminutive of Levente is Levi - unrelated to the Jewish first name Levi (also written as Levy), but pronounced similarly. Slang nicknames like Lecsó or Leves are also popular among the youth.
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Levente | Leventék |
accusative | Leventét | Leventéket |
dative | Leventének | Leventéknek |
instrumental | Leventével | Leventékkel |
causal-final | Leventéért | Leventékért |
translative | Leventévé | Leventékké |
terminative | Leventéig | Leventékig |
essive-formal | Leventeként | Leventékként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Leventében | Leventékben |
superessive | Leventén | Leventéken |
adessive | Leventénél | Leventéknél |
illative | Leventébe | Leventékbe |
sublative | Leventére | Leventékre |
allative | Leventéhez | Leventékhez |
elative | Leventéből | Leventékből |
delative | Leventéről | Leventékről |
ablative | Leventétől | Leventéktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Leventéé | Leventéké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Leventééi | Leventékéi |
Possessive forms of Levente | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Leventém | Leventéim |
2nd person sing. | Leventéd | Leventéid |
3rd person sing. | Leventéje | Leventéi |
1st person plural | Leventénk | Leventéink |
2nd person plural | Leventétek | Leventéitek |
3rd person plural | Leventéjük | Leventéik |