szembe-

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Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of szem (“eye, field of vision”) +‎ -be (into)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: szem‧be

Prefix

szembe-

  1. (verbal prefix) opposite of something, in the face of something
    ‎szembe- + ‎néz (“to look”) → ‎szembenéz (“to face up to something; to look someone straight in the eye”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs prefixed with szembe-

See also

References

  1. ^ szembe- in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
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