történelem

== Hungarian == === Etymology === történik (“to happen, to occur”) +‎ -elem (noun-forming suffix), created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. First attested in 1842. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtørteːnɛlɛm] Hyphenation: tör‧té‧ne‧lem === Noun === történelem (plural történelmek) history (aggregate of past events) A történelem ismétli önmagát. — History repeats itself. writing of history, historiography history (branch of knowledge that studies the past) history (school subject) Jó jegyet kaptam történelemből. — I got a good grade in history. (informal) history class A történelem elmaradt. — The history class was cancelled. (informal) history (something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (history: aggregate of past events): múlt, történet (archaic), história (archaic) (writing of history): történetírás, történet (rare) (history: branch of knowledge that studies the past): történettudomány, történet (archaic) (history: school subject): töri (informal) (history class): történelemóra ==== Derived terms ==== történelmi === References === === Further reading === történelem 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.