beszéd

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from a Slavic language. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *besěda. Compare Slovak, Slovene, Ekavian Serbo-Croatian beseda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛseːd] Rhymes: -eːd Hyphenation: be‧széd === Noun === beszéd (plural beszédek) speech A király beszéde ― The King's Speech ==== Usage notes ==== Out of the two possessive forms, the j-less forms beszéde and beszédük are preferred in the uncountable sense “the faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate”. On the other hand, the form beszédje (and beszédjük) may refer to someone’s style of speaking or a long oral message given publicly by a person, together with the j-less forms. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === beszéd 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. beszéd 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).