illetőleg

Hungarian

Etymology

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

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

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. and, or
  2. or rather (making corrections to what one previously said)
  3. 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. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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