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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of elő + -je (possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
Noun
eleje
- (only with a possessive suffix) the front, the initial or early part, or the beginning of something
- Antonym: vége
- a kocsi eleje ― the front of the car
- augusztus eleje ― early August
- a tizennyolcadik század eleje ― the beginning of the eighteenth century
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Further reading
- eleje 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
- eleje in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
- eleje in Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (“A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian”). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition →ISBN. Online searchable version (under development)