jobblét

Hungarian

Etymology

jobb (better, comparative of (good)) + lét (existence, life)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjobleːt]
  • Hyphenation: jobb‧lét
  • Rhymes: -eːt

Noun

jobblét (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic) Only in this phrase: jobblétre szenderül (to die).
  2. (rare, literary) a more favourable financial situation, better life circumstances

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative jobblét
accusative jobblétet
dative jobblétnek
instrumental jobbléttel
causal-final jobblétért
translative jobblétté
terminative jobblétig
essive-formal jobblétként
essive-modal
inessive jobblétben
superessive jobbléten
adessive jobblétnél
illative jobblétbe
sublative jobblétre
allative jobbléthez
elative jobblétből
delative jobblétről
ablative jobbléttől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
jobblété
non-attributive
possessive - plural
jobblétéi
Possessive forms of jobblét
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. jobblétem
2nd person sing. jobbléted
3rd person sing. jobbléte
1st person plural jobblétünk
2nd person plural jobblétetek
3rd person plural jobblétük

Further reading

  • jobblét 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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