eszek

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛsɛk]
• Hyphenation: eszek

Etymology 1

eszik (“to eat”) +‎ -ek (personal suffix)

Verb

eszek

1. (proscribed, though common in casual or dialectal speech) first-person singular indicative present indefinite of eszik

   Synonym: (this latter form is preferred in standard Hungarian) eszem

   • 1925, József, Attila, Tiszta szívvel (“With a Pure Heart”):

     Harmadnapja nem eszek, / se sokat, se keveset.

     For three days I haven’t fed / not even on mouldy bread. (Translation by Peter Zollman; →ISBN, p. 788)

     Three days I’ve been starving numb / for lack of either feast or crumb. (Translation by Anton Nyerges; →ISBN, p. 789)

     Three days’ hunger, not a bite: / nothing heavy, nothing light. (Translation by Leslie A. Kery)

Etymology 2

esz +‎ -ek

Verb

eszek

1. (rare) first-person singular indicative present indefinite of esz

Etymology 3

ész (“intellect, mind”) +‎ -ek (plural suffix)

Noun

eszek

1. nominative plural of ész

Etymology 4

esz (“E-flat”) +‎ -ek (plural suffix)

Noun

eszek

1. nominative plural of esz