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Hungarian
Etymology
össze + -s
Pronunciation
Determiner
összes
- all, every (used with definite article and the noun in singular)
- Synonym: minden
- Az összes bolt zárva tart holnap. ― All the shops will be closed tomorrow.
Usage notes
It is currently used with the singular (like the term every in English). However, it occasionally occurs with the plural form in archaic structures indicating the unabridged edition of someone’s works or specifically his or her poems or short stories: …… összes művei / versei / költeményei / elbeszélései. See also the Usage notes at minden (“every”).
Derived terms
Further reading
- összes 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