elemi
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Elemi resin
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Etymology
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Noun
elemi (countable and uncountable, plural elemis)
- A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
- (uncountable) A resin harvested from the tree.
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Translations
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
elem + -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
Adjective
elemi (comparative elemibb, superlative legelemibb)
- elementary, basic, fundamental, elemental
- (education) primary, elementary, grammar, grade (of or relating to an elementary school)
- elemi iskola ― primary/grade school
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | elemi | elemiek |
| accusative | elemit | elemieket |
| dative | eleminek | elemieknek |
| instrumental | elemivel | elemiekkel |
| causal-final | elemiért | elemiekért |
| translative | elemivé | elemiekké |
| terminative | elemiig | elemiekig |
| essive-formal | elemiként | elemiekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | elemiben | elemiekben |
| superessive | elemin | elemieken |
| adessive | eleminél | elemieknél |
| illative | elemibe | elemiekbe |
| sublative | elemire | elemiekre |
| allative | elemihez | elemiekhez |
| elative | elemiből | elemiekből |
| delative | elemiről | elemiekről |
| ablative | elemitől | elemiektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
elemié | elemieké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
elemiéi | elemiekéi |
Derived terms
Noun
elemi (plural elemik)
- (education) grade school, elementary school, primary school
- 1905-1908, Lőrinc Szabó, Elemi (Grade School), poem:
- Ekkortájt kezdődött az elemi. / A betűket már tudtam...
- Grade school started around this time. / I already knew the letters...
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | elemi | elemik |
| accusative | elemit | elemiket |
| dative | eleminek | elemiknek |
| instrumental | elemivel | elemikkel |
| causal-final | elemiért | elemikért |
| translative | elemivé | elemikké |
| terminative | elemiig | elemikig |
| essive-formal | elemiként | elemikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | elemiben | elemikben |
| superessive | elemin | elemiken |
| adessive | eleminél | elemiknél |
| illative | elemibe | elemikbe |
| sublative | elemire | elemikre |
| allative | elemihez | elemikhez |
| elative | elemiből | elemikből |
| delative | elemiről | elemikről |
| ablative | elemitől | elemiktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
elemié | elemiké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
elemiéi | elemikéi |
| Possessive forms of elemi | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | elemim | elemijeim (or elemiim) |
| 2nd person sing. | elemid | elemijeid (or elemiid) |
| 3rd person sing. | elemije | elemijei (or elemii) |
| 1st person plural | elemink | elemijeink (or elemiink) |
| 2nd person plural | elemitek | elemijeitek (or elemiitek) |
| 3rd person plural | elemijük | elemijeik (or elemiik) |
Derived terms
Further reading
- elemi 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
- elemi 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).