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fejes

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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fej (head) +‎ -es (having, adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛjɛʃ]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧jes
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adjective

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fejes (not comparable)

  1. with a head, having a head
    Antonym: fejetlen
  2. (anatomy) capitate (having a distinct globular tip)

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Noun

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fejes (plural fejesek)

  1. top dog, bigwig, boss (a person of importance to a group or organization)
    Synonym: nagykutya
  2. dive (a jump or plunge into water with head first)
    Synonym: fejesugrás

Declension

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Possessive forms of fejes
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. fejesem fejeseim
2nd person sing. fejesed fejeseid
3rd person sing. fejese fejesei
1st person plural fejesünk fejeseink
2nd person plural fejesetek fejeseitek
3rd person plural fejesük fejeseik

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Further reading

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  • fejes 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.