Alapjelentését

Alapjelentését is a grammatical form in Hungarian that refers to the base or core meaning of a word or lexical item. The root term is alapis jelentés? No, the base noun is alapjelentés, meaning the central sense that a lexeme conveys in ordinary usage. The suffixes -ét and -ét átmenetek indicate a definite accusative form with a possessive relation, so alapjelentését literally means “its base meaning.” This construction is used when speaking about a word’s primary sense in a sentence, for example: A szó alapjelentését a szótár adja meg.

In linguistic and lexicographic contexts, alapjelentés is contrasted with secondary meanings, figurative uses, or specialized senses that may develop through metaphor, jargon, or historical change. The alapjelentés typically corresponds to the first or most central sense listed in a dictionary entry and serves as the reference point for analyzing polysemy and semantic extension.

Usage and significance:

- In dictionaries and language teaching, alapjelentés is used to identify the canonical sense from which other senses diverge.

- In semantic analysis, distinguishing alapjelentést from later senses helps explain how a word broadens or shifts meaning over time.

- The term is primarily a linguistic concept and is part of lexicography, semantics, and vocabulary pedagogy.

Etymology and form:

- alap- means base or fundamental, jelentés means meaning; alapjelentésé(t) is the form used when referring to “its base meaning” in the accusative.

See also: polysemy, semantic shift, lexicography, semantics.