léssz

Hungarian

Etymology

From an archaic lész form of lesz +‎ -sz (personal suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈleːsː]
  • Hyphenation: léssz
  • Rhymes: -eːsː

Verb

léssz

  1. Alternative form of leszel, second-person singular indicative future indefinite of van (“to be”)
    • Gábor Devecseri (Q904578), Ha… (If—), translation of Rudyard Kipling’s poem[1]
      ha álmodol – s nem léssz az álmok rabja,
      If you can dream – and not make dreams your master;
      (literally: “… and you will not be a captive of dreams”)
  2. Alternative form of leszel, second-person singular indicative present indefinite of lesz (“will be; to become”)

References
  1. Kipling, Rudyard: Ha… (If— in Hungarian)
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