egyetlen

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From egy (“one”) +‎ -etlen (privative adjective-forming suffix, here with an emphatic function). For a similar emphatic function see számtalan (“countless”) and töméntelen (“innumerable”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛɟːɛtlɛn] Hyphenation: egyet‧len Rhymes: -ɛn === Adjective === egyetlen (not comparable) only, sole, single Te vagy az egyetlen rokonom. ― You are my only relative. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === egyetlen (usually uncountable, plural egyetlenek) (chiefly with a first-person singular possessive suffix) one’s darling, sweetheart, one and only ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === egyetlen 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. egyetlen 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).