elleni
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== Hungarian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈɛlːɛni]
Hyphenation: el‧le‧ni
Rhymes: -ni
=== Etymology 1 ===
ellen + -i (adjective-forming suffix). It is an adjective formed from a postposition, so that it can be used attributively to mark the qualifier of a noun (preceding it), rather than marking the modifier of a verb (or verb derivative), like an adverbial.
==== Adjective ====
elleni (not comparable)
anti-, against (preceding a noun)
rozsda elleni kezelés (= kezelés a rozsda ellen) ― anti-rust treatment
sugárzás elleni védelem (= védelem a sugárzás ellen) ― protection against radiation
===== Declension =====
===== Related terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
ellik (“give birth, calve, foal, lamb, whelp”) + -eni (infinitive suffix)
==== Verb ====
elleni
infinitive of ellik
=== Further reading ===
elleni 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.
elleni 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 2026).
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /elˈlɛ.ni/
Rhymes: -ɛni
Hyphenation: el‧lè‧ni
=== Adjective ===
elleni
masculine plural of elleno