önzetlen

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the pronoun ön (self) +‎ -etlen (privative suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries,[1] presumably with -öz/-z (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ön‧zet‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Adjective

önzetlen (comparative önzetlenebb, superlative legönzetlenebb)

  1. unselfish, selfless, generous, altruistic
    Synonyms: nagylelkű, altruista
    Antonym: önző

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative önzetlen önzetlenek
accusative önzetlent önzetleneket
dative önzetlennek önzetleneknek
instrumental önzetlennel önzetlenekkel
causal-final önzetlenért önzetlenekért
translative önzetlenné önzetlenekké
terminative önzetlenig önzetlenekig
essive-formal önzetlenként önzetlenekként
essive-modal önzetlenül
inessive önzetlenben önzetlenekben
superessive önzetlenen önzetleneken
adessive önzetlennél önzetleneknél
illative önzetlenbe önzetlenekbe
sublative önzetlenre önzetlenekre
allative önzetlenhez önzetlenekhez
elative önzetlenből önzetlenekből
delative önzetlenről önzetlenekről
ablative önzetlentől önzetlenektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
önzetlené önzetleneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
önzetlenéi önzetlenekéi

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ önzetlen 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.)

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