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elem

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English

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Noun

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elem

  1. (Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of elementary (elementary school).

Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1808. Shortened from Hungarian obsolete elementum, from Latin elementum.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛm]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: elem
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

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elem (plural elemek)

  1. battery (a device that produces electricity)
    Synonyms: telep, akkumulátor
  2. (chemistry) chemical element
    Synonym: kémiai/vegyi elem
  3. element, component, constituent
    Synonyms: tag, rész, alkotórész, alkotóelem, összetevő, komponens

Declension

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Possessive forms of elem
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. elemem elemeim
2nd person sing. elemed elemeid
3rd person sing. eleme elemei
1st person plural elemünk elemeink
2nd person plural elemetek elemeitek
3rd person plural elemük elemeik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ elem 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

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  • elem in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • elem 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 2026).

Middle Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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elem

  1. first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of mynet

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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elem

  1. (literary) first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of mynd