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emeltyű

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From emel (to lift) +‎ -tyű (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛmɛlcyː]
  • Hyphenation: emel‧tyű
  • Rhymes: -cyː

Noun

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emeltyű (plural emeltyűk)

  1. (dated) crowbar (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart)
    Synonyms: emelő, emelőrúd, feszítővas, pajszer
  2. (technical) prize, prise, lever, pry (of a switchgear)
  3. (journalistic, dated) catalyst, facilitator of something

Declension

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Possessive forms of emeltyű
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. emeltyűm emeltyűim
2nd person sing. emeltyűd emeltyűid
3rd person sing. emeltyűje emeltyűi
1st person plural emeltyűnk emeltyűink
2nd person plural emeltyűtök emeltyűitek
3rd person plural emeltyűjük emeltyűik

Further reading

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  • emeltyű 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.
  • emeltyű 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).