illetőleg

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of illet +‎ -ő +‎ -leg.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈilːɛtøːlɛɡ]
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  • Hyphenation: il‧le‧tő‧leg
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Adverb

illetőleg

  1. regarding, concerning, as to (used after a nominal in accusative case)
    a reggeli eseményeket illetőleg ― as to the events of this morning

Conjunction

illetőleg

  1. (formal) Synonym of illetve (“and, or”)
  2. (formal) Synonym of illetve (“or rather”, making corrections to what one previously said)
  3. (formal) indicating that a statement relates to all mentioned
    Ez az igazgatónak, illetőleg a helyettesének a dolga. ― This is the responsibility of the director and his deputy.

References
  1. illetőleg 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.)

Further reading
  • illetőleg 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
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