elvétve

See also: elvetve

Hungarian

Etymology

elvét +‎ -ve (adverbial-participle suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlveːtvɛ]
  • Hyphenation: el‧vét‧ve
  • Rhymes: -vɛ

Participle

elvétve

  1. adverbial participle of elvét

Adverb

elvétve (not comparable)

  1. seldom, occasionally, now and then

Further reading
  • elvétve 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
  • elvétve 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)
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