élet

== Hungarian == === Etymology === él (“to live”) +‎ -et (noun-forming suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈeːlɛt] Hyphenation: élet Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === élet (countable and uncountable, plural életek) life (the state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living) life (the period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive) life (existence) life (lifeforms, generally or collectively) (video games) life (one of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === élet 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. élet 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). === Anagrams === élte, étel, léte