felette

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Lexicalization of felett (“above”, postposition) +‎ -e (possessive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlɛtːɛ]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧let‧te

Adverb

felette (not comparable)

  1. above him/her/it
    Antonym: alatta
    Csak sötétség volt felette. ― There was only darkness above him/her/it.

Declension
Inflection of felette
person singular plural
1st felettem / énfelettem felettünk / mifelettünk
2nd feletted / tefeletted felettetek / tifelettetek
3rd felette / őfelette felettük / őfelettük

Adverb

felette (comparative felettébb, superlative legfelettébb)

  1. very, exceedingly, extremely, rather
    Synonyms: felettébb, nagyon, igen, szerfelett, fölöttébb, módfelett

References
  1. Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. ISBN 978 963 7094 71 2
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