beteg

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Of unknown origin. Perhaps a derivation of an otherwise unattested stem. The final -eg may be a noun-forming suffix. For the suffix compare hideg (“cold”), meleg (“warm”). Also, perhaps borrowed from a Tungusic language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛtɛɡ] Hyphenation: be‧teg Rhymes: -ɛɡ === Adjective === beteg (comparative betegebb, superlative legbetegebb) sick, ill Antonym: egészséges ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: beteag Serbo-Croatian: bȅteg === Noun === beteg (plural betegek) patient (a person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === beteg 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. beteg 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). == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hungarian beteg. === Pronunciation === (Kajkavian) IPA(key): /beˈtɛk/ (standard language) IPA(key): /bêteɡ/ Hyphenation: be‧teg === Noun === bȅteg m inan (Cyrillic spelling бе̏тег) (Kajkavian) sickness, illness Synonym: bȍlēst === References === “beteg”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026