szembe-

See also: szembe

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of szem (“eye, field of vision”) +‎ -be (into)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛmbɛ]
  • Hyphenation: szem‧be

Prefix

szembe-

  1. (verbal prefix) opposite of something, in the face of something
    ‎szembe- + ‎néz (“to look”) → ‎szembenéz (“to face up to something; to look someone straight in the eye”)

Derived terms
Hungarian verbs prefixed with szembe-

See also
  • szemben (adverb and postposition)
  • Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes

References
  1. szembe- in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
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