elleni

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlːɛni]

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• Hyphenation: el‧le‧ni
• Rhymes: -ni

ellen +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix). It is an adjective formed from a postposition, so that it can be used attributively to mark the qualifier of a noun (preceding it), rather than marking the modifier of a verb (or verb derivative), like an adverbial.

elleni (not comparable)

1. anti-, against (preceding a noun)

   rozsda elleni kezelés (= kezelés a rozsda ellen) ― anti-rust treatment

   sugárzás elleni védelem (= védelem a sugárzás ellen) ― protection against radiation

ellik (“give birth, calve, foal, lamb, whelp”) +‎ -eni (infinitive suffix)

elleni

1. infinitive of ellik

• elleni 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
• elleni 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).

• IPA^(key): /elˈlɛ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: el‧lè‧ni

elleni

1. masculine plural of elleno