éger
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Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
éger (plural égerek)
- alder (any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family)
- Synonym: égerfa
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | éger | égerek |
| accusative | égert | égereket |
| dative | égernek | égereknek |
| instrumental | égerrel | égerekkel |
| causal-final | égerért | égerekért |
| translative | égerré | égerekké |
| terminative | égerig | égerekig |
| essive-formal | égerként | égerekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | égerben | égerekben |
| superessive | égeren | égereken |
| adessive | égernél | égereknél |
| illative | égerbe | égerekbe |
| sublative | égerre | égerekre |
| allative | égerhez | égerekhez |
| elative | égerből | égerekből |
| delative | égerről | égerekről |
| ablative | égertől | égerektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
égeré | égereké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
égeréi | égerekéi |
| Possessive forms of éger | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | égerem | égereim |
| 2nd person sing. | égered | égereid |
| 3rd person sing. | égere | égerei |
| 1st person plural | égerünk | égereink |
| 2nd person plural | égeretek | égereitek |
| 3rd person plural | égerük | égereik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
References
- ^ éger in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
- ^ éger in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- éger 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
- éger in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)