elleni

See also: Elleni

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlːɛni]

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• Hyphenation: el‧le‧ni
• Rhymes: -ni

Etymology 1

ellen +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix). It is an adjective formed from a postposition, so that it can be used attributively to mark the qualifier of a noun (preceding it), rather than marking the modifier of a verb (or verb derivative), like an adverbial.

Adjective

elleni (not comparable)

1. anti-, against (preceding a noun)

   rozsda elleni kezelés (= kezelés a rozsda ellen) ― anti-rust treatment

   sugárzás elleni védelem (= védelem a sugárzás ellen) ― protection against radiation

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	elleni	elleniek
accusative	ellenit	ellenieket
dative	elleninek	ellenieknek
instrumental	ellenivel	elleniekkel
causal-final	elleniért	elleniekért
translative	ellenivé	elleniekké
terminative	elleniig	elleniekig
essive-formal	elleniként	elleniekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	elleniben	elleniekben
superessive	ellenin	ellenieken
adessive	elleninél	ellenieknél
illative	ellenibe	elleniekbe
sublative	ellenire	elleniekre
allative	ellenihez	elleniekhez
elative	elleniből	elleniekből
delative	elleniről	elleniekről
ablative	ellenitől	elleniektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	ellenié	ellenieké
non-attributive possessive - plural	elleniéi	elleniekéi

Related terms

• -ellenes

 

Etymology 2

ellik (“give birth, calve, foal, lamb, whelp”) +‎ -eni (infinitive suffix)

Verb

elleni

1. infinitive of ellik

Further reading

• elleni 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
• elleni 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)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elˈlɛ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: el‧lè‧ni

Adjective

elleni

1. masculine plural of elleno