felébe

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• felibe (dialectal)

Etymology

fél (“half”) +‎ -e (“its”, possessive suffix) +‎ -be (case suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛleːbɛ]
• Hyphenation: fe‧lé‧be

Noun

felébe

1. illative of fele
2. in half
   • 1972 (translation), Agatha Christie (author), Sára Karig (translator), 4.50 from Paddington, Európa

     Lucy egy pillanatra ránézett, majd elővett egy ollót a zsebéből, és óvatosan felébe vágta.

     Lucy looked at it [a torn scrap of fur] for a moment, then she took a pair of scissors out of her pocket and snipped it carefully in half.