élénk

== Hungarian == === Etymology === First attested in 1801. From él (“to live”) +‎ -énk (adjective-forming suffix, expressing a permanent, habitual quality or nature), created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈeːleːŋk] Hyphenation: élénk Rhymes: -eːŋk === Adjective === élénk (comparative élénkebb, superlative legélénkebb) lively (full of life) bright, vivid (color) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === élénk in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. élénk 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).