légyen
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈleːɟɛn]
- Hyphenation: lé‧gyen
Etymology 1
From the noun légy (“fly”) + -en (case suffix).
Noun
légyen
- superessive singular of légy
Etymology 2
From the shared stem of van (“to be”) and lesz (“to become; will be”) + -jen.
Verb
légyen
- Alternative form of legyen, third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of van.
- Alternative form of legyen, third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of lesz.
Usage notes
Although this form variant is archaic, it still occurs in a concessive (subjunctive) sense (“whether he/she/it be”), especially in the past tense, mainly in the phrase lett légyen (“whether he/she/it were”) (occasionally also applied to the present) and rarely combined with other verbs (examples).