Levente

See also: levente

Hungarian

Etymology

Generally considered as a derivative of the Hungarian verb lesz (to be) hence its original meaning (see below); another theory is it might be derived from Slavic *lovъ (hunter). Its origin is unrelated to the Hungarian noun Hungarian levente (warrior).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛvɛntɛ]
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  • Hyphenation: Le‧ven‧te
  • Rhymes: -tɛ

Proper noun

Levente

  1. a male given name, meaning “existing”

Usage notes

The only officially listed diminutive of Levente is Levi; unrelated to the Jewish first name Levi (also written as Levy), but pronounced similarly. Its slang nicknames include Lecsó and Leves.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Levente Leventék
accusative Leventét Leventéket
dative Leventének Leventéknek
instrumental Leventével Leventékkel
causal-final Leventéért Leventékért
translative Leventévé Leventékké
terminative Leventéig Leventékig
essive-formal Leventeként Leventékként
essive-modal
inessive Leventében Leventékben
superessive Leventén Leventéken
adessive Leventénél Leventéknél
illative Leventébe Leventékbe
sublative Leventére Leventékre
allative Leventéhez Leventékhez
elative Leventéből Leventékből
delative Leventéről Leventékről
ablative Leventétől Leventéktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Leventéé Leventéké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Leventééi Leventékéi
Possessive forms of Levente
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Leventém Leventéim
2nd person sing. Leventéd Leventéid
3rd person sing. Leventéje Leventéi
1st person plural Leventénk Leventéink
2nd person plural Leventétek Leventéitek
3rd person plural Leventéjük Leventéik

See also

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