beljebb

• bellebb (dialectal)

Lexicalization of the comparative form of bel, a variant of the adverb be + -ebb.^[1] Its dialectal alternative form is retained in the standard language in the derived verb bellebbez.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛjːɛbː]

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• Hyphenation: bel‧jebb
• Rhymes: -ɛbː

beljebb

1. comparative degree of be: further in (further inwards)

   Beljebb mentünk. ― We stepped further in.

2. comparative degree of belül: further inside
3. comparative degree of benn or bent: further inside

(antonym(s) of “all senses”):

• kijjebb

• beljebb 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
• beljebb in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).