árva

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See also: arva, Arva, and ärva

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *orpa (“orphan”).[1] Cognates include Finnish orpo, Estonian orb and Erzya уроз (uroz), originally from an Indo-European language (Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos). Compare Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha), Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós), Armenian որբ (orb).[2]

PIE word
*h₃órbʰos

Pronunciation

Adjective

árva (comparative árvább, superlative legárvább)

  1. orphan (deprived of parents)
    Örökbe fogadtak egy árva gyereket. ― They have adopted an orphan child.
  2. single, sole (one in number, typically in negative sentences)
    Egy árva szót nem szóltam. ― I never said a single word.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative árva árvák
accusative árvát árvákat
dative árvának árváknak
instrumental árvával árvákkal
causal-final árváért árvákért
translative árvává árvákká
terminative árváig árvákig
essive-formal árvaként árvákként
essive-modal — —
inessive árvában árvákban
superessive árván árvákon
adessive árvánál árváknál
illative árvába árvákba
sublative árvára árvákra
allative árvához árvákhoz
elative árvából árvákból
delative árváról árvákról
ablative árvától árváktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		árváé árváké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		árváéi árvákéi

Noun

árva (plural árvák)

  1. orphan (a minor whose parents have died or permanently abandoned them)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative árva árvák
accusative árvát árvákat
dative árvának árváknak
instrumental árvával árvákkal
causal-final árváért árvákért
translative árvává árvákká
terminative árváig árvákig
essive-formal árvaként árvákként
essive-modal — —
inessive árvában árvákban
superessive árván árvákon
adessive árvánál árváknál
illative árvába árvákba
sublative árvára árvákra
allative árvához árvákhoz
elative árvából árvákból
delative árváról árvákról
ablative árvától árváktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		árváé árváké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		árváéi árvákéi
Possessive forms of árva
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. árvám árváim
2nd person sing. árvád árváid
3rd person sing. árvája árvái
1st person plural árvánk árváink
2nd person plural árvátok árváitok
3rd person plural árvájuk árváik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. ^ Entry #678 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ árva in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

  • árva 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
  • árva 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 2024).
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