ahelyett
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From az (“that”) + helyett (“instead of”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈɒɦɛjɛtː]
Hyphenation: ahe‧lyett
Rhymes: -ɛtː
=== Adverb ===
ahelyett (not comparable)
instead of
Coordinate term: ehelyett
==== Usage notes ====
Similar compounds are written as one word (in solid) when they function as adverbs or parts of a conjunction. However, if they emphatically point at something particular (“without/around/behind/etc. that person/object”), they are written with a space inside. More information: Section 121 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN
A helyett a könyv helyett válassz egy másikat. ― Instead of that book, choose another one.
=== See also ===
Appendix:Hungarian words with ly
=== Further reading ===
ahelyett 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.
ahelyett 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).