eszek

See also: Eszék

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: (standard) eszem
    • 1925, Attila József, “With a Pure Heart”, in Tiszta szívvel:
      Harmadnapja nem eszek, / se sokat, se keveset.
      For three days I haven’t fed / not even on mouldy bread. (Péter Zollman, translator; →ISBN, p. 788)
      Three days I’ve been starving numb / for lack of either feast or crumb. (Anton Nyerges, tr.; →ISBN, p. 789)
      Three days’ hunger, not a bite: / nothing heavy, nothing light. (Leslie A. Kery, tr.)

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
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