elhuny

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Hungarian

Etymology

From el- (verbal prefix) +‎ huny (to die).

Pronunciation

Verb

elhuny

  1. (intransitive, formal, of humans) to die (of something: -ban/-ben), to pass away, to depart from life
    Synonyms: meghal, örökre lehunyja a szemét
    Az énekes súlyos betegségben hunyt el.The singer died of a serious illness.

Usage notes

It is most commonly used in the past-tense 3rd-person singular: elhunyt.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • elhuny 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
  • elhuny 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).