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kerék

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See also: kerek and kérek

Hungarian

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kerék

Etymology

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From the adjective kerek (round).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛreːk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːk
  • Hyphenation: ke‧rék

Noun

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kerék (plural kerekek)

  1. wheel (a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines)
  2. (history) wheel, breaking wheel (an old instrument of torture)
  3. (figuratively) wheel (of development, of time, of history: the unstoppable progress of time, the process of change over time and the necessary development associated with it)
    A történelem kerekét nem lehet visszafelé forgatni.
    The wheel of history cannot be turned backwards.
  4. (figuratively) wheel (of fortune) (indicating the ever-changing fate, luck)
    Fordult a szerencse kereke, az ünnepelt csapat elveszítette a mérkőzést.
    The wheel of fortune turned, the celebrated team lost the match.

Declension

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Possessive forms of kerék
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kerekem kerekeim
2nd person sing. kereked kerekeid
3rd person sing. kereke kerekei
1st person plural kerekünk kerekeink
2nd person plural kereketek kerekeitek
3rd person plural kerekük kerekeik

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma (2007), Értelmező szótár+ [Explanatory Dictionary Plus]‎[1] (in Hungarian), Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • kerék 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.