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bég

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بك (beğ, “lord”), of uncertain origin. Modern Turkish spelling is bey.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bég (plural bégek)

  1. beg, bey

Declension

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Possessive forms of bég
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bégem bégeim
2nd person sing. béged bégeid
3rd person sing. bége bégei
1st person plural bégünk bégeink
2nd person plural bégetek bégeitek
3rd person plural bégük bégeik

Further reading

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  • bég 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.
  • bég in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).