Etymology

From szeg (“to cut, decorate with fringe”) +‎ -ély (noun-forming suffix)Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ély#SEGEL. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.Category:Hungarian words originating from the language reform#SEGELCategory:Hungarian coinages#SEGEL^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛɡeːj]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#SEGEL
• Hyphenation: sze‧gély
• Rhymes: -eːjCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/eːj#SEGELCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/eːj/2 syllables#SEGEL

Noun

szegély (plural szegélyek)Category:Hungarian lemmas#SEGELCategory:Hungarian nouns#SEGELCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#SEGELCategory:Pages with entries#SZEGÉLYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SZEGÉLY

1. fringe, hem, trim (decorative border on clothing, a curtain etc.)
2. border, margin (outer edge of a flat object, building etc.)

   Synonym: szél

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian words with ly

References

Further reading

• szegély 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.