emelet

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From emel (“to lift, to raise”) +‎ -et (noun-forming suffix, expressing the result of the action). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛmɛlɛt] Hyphenation: eme‧let Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === emelet (plural emeletek) a floor/storey above ground level ==== Usage notes ==== In keeping with the word's derivation ("something lifted [above the ground level]"), usage is like the British convention as opposed to the American. That is, első emelet (“first floor”) is not the ground floor but the first one above ground. The American-usage first floor (UK: ground floor) is földszint (literally “ground level”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === emelet 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. emelet 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).