fiatalember
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
fiatal + ember
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈfijɒtɒlɛmbɛr]
Hyphenation: fi‧a‧tal‧em‧ber
=== Noun ===
fiatalember (plural fiatalemberek)
(formal) youth, young man
Coordinate term: kisasszony
A fiatalember pontosan tízkor elhagyta a házat. ― The young man left the house at ten sharp.
Mit gondol, fiatalember? ― What do you think, young man?
==== Usage notes ====
To express that someone is still young (not an old man), it must be spelled in two words: fiatal ember.
It is a polite way for older adults to address any male between around 15–30 years of age as fiatalember. It can also be used in official situations instead of uram (“sir”).
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
=== Further reading ===
fiatalember 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.