telis-tele

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1814. A playful derivation from teli (“full”) +‎ -s (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ tele (“full”). The word telis is not used independently.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛliʃtɛlɛ]
  • Hyphenation: te‧lis-te‧le
  • Rhymes: -lɛ

Adverb

telis-tele

  1. full, to the brim, packed tight (to the point of being full, almost overflowing with something or with people; used with -val/-vel)
    Synonyms: telis-teli, színültig, csordultig, tömve
    A polc telis-tele volt könyvekkel. ― The shelf was full of books.

References
  1. telis-tele 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.)

Further reading
  • telis-tele in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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